Pendant (Human Head)

Arts of Africa

Mid–19th/mid–20th century

Baule or Lagoons peoples
Côte d’Ivoire
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Baule
Title: Pendant (Human Head)
Origin: Côte d'Ivoire
Date: 1850–1950
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 10.7 × 6.6 × 3.2 cm (4 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Grace Hokin
Reference Number: 1991.389

Chicago, Ill., The Columbia College Art Gallery, Columbia College, African Body Arts: Visual Biographies, Feb. 16-April 11, 1998, no cat.

Henri Kamer (died 1992), Paris, France [see note in curatorial file]; sold to Grace Hokin (née Cohen) (d. 2009), Chicago, Ill., before 1991; given to the Art Institute, 1991.

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