Unknown African
Necklace

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumLeather, repoussé sheet gold, wire, cast gold beads
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (28.3 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1015
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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