Figure of standing bull

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Figure of standing bull
Date1930–1950
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions5 1/4 × 2 × 2 1/4 inches (13.3 × 5.1 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.822
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Unveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, on September 22, 1999 (LN:99.15).

"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
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 2011 - 7 January 2012

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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Cast gold
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1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
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1850–1865
Gold
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Gold, bronze, and pigment
2004.2404
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19th century
Gold
2004.2386
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
1–800
Cast and hammered gold
2004.2443
Standing Figure
1850–1890
Gold
97.829
Standing Figure
1930–1950
Wood, gold leaf and cloth
97.828
Standing Male Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.722
Standing Female Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.723
Standing Female Figure
1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf
97.834