Unknown African
Figure of a head

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Artist Unknown African

CultureBaule peoples

Titles

Figure of a head

Date1900–1910

PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa

MediumGold plated brass

Dimensions3 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (7.6 × 6.4 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number97.802

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Department

African Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"; State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004

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