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Gift of the Nola and Gail Sheldon Collection.

Altar Figure

Gift of the Nola and Gail Sheldon Collection.
Gift of the Nola and Gail Sheldon Collection.
Contact us at copyright@samuseum.org for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Alayna Barrett Fox.

Altar Figure

Artist:
Place made:Ivory Coast, Africa
Date: early 20th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions:
height: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. James Gail Sheldon
Object number: 86.76.2
Provenance: acquired by James Gail Sheldon (1914-1999) and Nola Smith Sheldon (1913-1999), San Antonio, 1979; James Gail Sheldon and Nola Smith Sheldon, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
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