Standing Female Figure with a Bowl

CultureYoruba peoples, Anago group
Titles
  • Standing Female Figure with a Bowl
DateEarly 20th century
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 in. (28.6 × 11.4 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2021.101.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Jeffrey S. Hammer (1941–2016), New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and later Edwardsville, IL; [Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited as loan, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004–2021, when given.
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