Bell

Bell

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Bell
Date1900–1910
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold plated brass
Dimensions4 × 6 3/4 × 4 in. (10.2 × 17.1 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.746
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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