Necklace with tool pendants (two pieces)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace with tool pendants (two pieces)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions34 1/2 × 7/8 inches (87.6 × 2.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1479.A,.B
Non exposé

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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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