Necklace and Pair of Bracelets

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace and Pair of Bracelets
Date1845–1855
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsNecklace: 27 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 5 11/16 in. (69.3 × 3.3 × 14.5 cm)
Each Bracelet: 2 1/4 × 5/8 in. (5.7 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1519.1-.3
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Neither the bracelets nor the necklace bear an inscription.

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Pair of Bracelets
19th century
Gold, silver, beads
2004.2376.1,.2
Pair of Bracelets
1895–1905
Gold
97.1470.1,.2
Pair of Bracelets
1850–1865
Gold
97.933.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1875–1970
Gold
97.1458.1,.2
Pair of Bracelets
1875–1970
Gold
97.1461.1,.2
Pair of Bracelets (Galang Gadang)
Early 20th century
Gold over wood
2004.2336.1,.2
Pair of Bracelets
1875–1970
Gold
97.1460.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1850–1865
Gold
97.1021.1-.3
Pair of Bracelets
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold and rubies
2004.2344-2004.2345
Storage container with several bracelets
1900–1915
Leather, ivory, cloth, reeds
97.940
side view of object
19th century
Gold
2004.2384.1,.2
Bracelet
1900–1915
Gold
97.960