Unknown African
Fly Whisk Handle

Fly Whisk Handle

Public Domain

Artist
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Fly Whisk Handle
Date1900–1930
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions13 1/2 × 4 × 4 inches (34.3 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.861
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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