Sword Ornament

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword Ornament
Date1915–1925
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 6 3/4in. (14.3 × 17.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1404
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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