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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Necklace
1900–1915
Repousse sheet gold and glass beads
97.1002
Bandolier with ornaments
1900–1950
Leather, gourd, iron, wood, gold leaf, cast gold, and repoussé sheet gold
97.743
Necklace with Multiple Beads
1850–1965
Cast gold and repousse sheet gold
97.998.1,.2
Necklace
19th century
Gold and colored beads
2004.2306
Necklace
1875–1890
Glass beads, cast gold
97.996
scan from file photograph
1930–1940
Cast gold, sheet gold, gold wire
97.946
Woman's Bridal Necklace
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold, coral beads
2004.2342
Necklace
1900–1915
Cast gold beads
97.1003
Headband
19th century
Gold, silver, fabric, beads, string, paper
2004.2423
Pair of Bracelets
19th century
Gold, silver, beads
2004.2376.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1850–1865
Cast gold, sheet gold, gold wire
97.935
Necklace
1800–1899
Cast Gold
97.994