Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Necklace
Date1945–1955
PlaceGhana/Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions15 × 4 1/4 inches (38.1 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.980
Non exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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, Texas, 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.
"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.
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