Necklace with Earrings

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace with Earrings
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsNecklace: 9 3/8 × 5/8 in. (23.8 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1252.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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