Figure (mother and child)

Figure (mother and child)

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Figure (mother and child)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions9 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 3 inches (24.1 × 10.8 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1501
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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