Earrings

CultureFulani
Titles
  • Earrings
Date1920–1950
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGold and red thread
DimensionsEach earring: 3 × 3 inches (7.6 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.971.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 2011 - 7 January 2012

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Pair of Earrings
1970–1980
Gold
97.969.A,.B
Earrings
1925–1935
Gold
97.966.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
1945–1955
Gold
97.968.A,.B
Pair of earrings
1900–1950
Gold and wool thread
97.1502.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
19th century
Gold with red stones
2004.2402.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1925–1935
Gold
97.967.A,.B
Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)
Late 19th–early 20th century
Gold with granulation, gold beads, and red cord
2004.2316
Necklace with Earrings
1895–1905
Gold
97.1252.1,.2
Pendant and Pair of Earrings
1900–1915
Gold
97.963.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1945–1955
Gold
97.975.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