Fly Whisk Handle

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Fly Whisk Handle
Date1945–1955
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Dimensionsheight: 14 inches (35.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.860
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

"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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1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf
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1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, and animal hair
97.866
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1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
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1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
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1945–1955
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1505
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1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
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no date
Wood, gold leaf, and animal hair
97.859
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1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, animal hair
97.865
Fly Whisk
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, animal hair
97.868
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1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, animal hair
97.867
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1945–1955
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, string
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