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Beaded Sheath

20th century

Object PlaceNigeria

Medium/TechniqueCloth, wood, colored glass beads

Dimensions153.4 x 29.2 x 14.0 cm (60 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel

Accession number2014.185

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ClassificationsReligious and cult objects

Collections

Africa and Oceania

Provenance1987, acquired in Nigeria and purchased by Charles Davis, Davis Gallery, New Orleans; February, 1987, sold by Davis Gallery to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)