Hat

Hat

Public Domain

Hat
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hat
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumLeather, wood, gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 7 1/2in. (14 × 21.6 × 19.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.907
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
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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Sword with sheath
Sword with sheath
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron and leather.
97.1372.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Elbow Amulet
1900–1915
Wood, gold leaf, leather, thread
97.978
Crown
Crown
1900–1915
Antelope, wood, and gold leaf
97.897
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1945–1955
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1505
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1504
Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects
Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects
1900–1915
Wood, velvet, gold leaf
97.895
Crown
Crown
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, velvet
97.787
front of object
Ceremonial Fighting Cock
19th century
Gold leaf and wood
2004.2330
Sword with Sheath
Sword with Sheath
1800–1899
Iron, wood, gold leaf, leather
97.1366.1.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Shotgun Cartridge Belt
1850–1870
Leather, wood, gold leaf, brass
97.813
Whip
Whip
1925–1935
Wood, gold leaf, cloth, leather
97.1506
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, leather, animal hair
97.858.2