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Staff Top with Tellum Figure

CultureDogon peoples
Date20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 13 inches (33.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker
Object number66-47/4
On View
Not on view
Collections
Exhibition History
Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker: Africa, Mediterranean, Oceania, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 17, 1966-January 29, 1967, no. 48D.
Provenance

Herbert (1924-2001) and Gwen Baker, Highland Park, IL, no. A-67, by July 8, 1966 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1966.

NOTES:

[1] Herbert Baker began collecting African art in 1950.

Published References
Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker: Africa, Mediterranean, Oceania, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, 1966), 19.
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