Armband

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Armband
Date1900–1950
PlaceGhana/Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, cloth, and colored threads
Dimensions7 1/2 × 6 inches (19.1 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.915
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 10–August 13, 1989.

"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,"
State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001–March 3, 2002; Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 17, 2011–January 7, 2012.

"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1950
Leather, wood, gold leaf, cloth, rayon thread and cord
97.912
Armband
1900–1950
Leather, wood, gold leaf, cloth, and rayon
97.914
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1950
Leather, gold leaf, cloth, and rayon thread
97.911
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1950
Leather, gold leaf, cloth, and rayon thread
97.913
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1850–1865
Wood, gold leaf, cloth, thread, and chain
97.977
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Wood, leather, gold leaf, and silk thread
97.976
front of object
19th century
Gold, stones, and cloth
2004.2378
"Cloth Amulets" Necklace
Debra Rapoport
1979
Cloth, thread, brass bead chain, paint, rubber, and pins
2002.4038
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.851
Chief's crown
1900–1915
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.898
Pendant
1845–1855
Wood, gold leaf, chain, cloth
97.1087
Headdress
19th century
Wood, gold leaf, cloth and mirrors
2004.2341