Chief's ring of a "man-of-war" ship

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Chief's ring of a "man-of-war" ship
Date1850–1900
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 7/8 inches (7 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1202
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.

Unveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, September 22, 1999.

"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; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 13–September 19, 2004; National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., May 26–November 26, 2006; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, July 26–November 2, 2008; 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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