Brooch with Pair of Earrings

CultureWolof peoples
Titles
  • Brooch with Pair of Earrings
Date1935–1945
PlaceSenegal, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 1/2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 5.1 × 1.3cm)
.2: 2 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 in. (6 × 3.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1248.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Stamped on back of "BALIATU"

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1945–1955
Gold
97.975.A,.B
Pair of earrings
1900–1950
Gold and wool thread
97.1502.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1925–1935
Gold
97.1471.3.A,.B
Pair of Woman's Earrings
early 20th century
Gold
2004.2286.1,.2
Pendant and Pair of Earrings
1900–1915
Gold
97.963.1,.2
Pair of Earrings
1970–1980
Gold
97.969.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
1945–1955
Gold
97.968.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1925–1935
Gold
97.967.A,.B
Pair of Leaping Fish Earrings
13th–14th century
Gold
2004.2385.1,.2
Pair of "Leaf" Earrings
200–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4190.1,.2