Cup Lid

Cup Lid

Public Domain

Cup Lid
CultureYoruba peoples, Owo group
Titles
  • Cup Lid
Date1500–1800
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumIvory with wood inlay
Dimensions4 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (10.2 × 11.4 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 2007"
Object number2007.1311
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Entwistle Gallery, London and Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.

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