Sword

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumIron, wood, gold leaf
Dimensions24 1/2 × 3 × 3 in. (62.2 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1365
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 History"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, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004

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Sword
1900–1925
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1379
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1930–1950
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1378
Sword
1895–1905
Iron, gold leaf and wood
97.1373
Sword
1900–1925
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1503
Sword
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, iron
97.1364
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1377
Sword
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron
97.1371
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1381
Sword with sheath
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron and leather.
97.1372.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1800–1900
gold leaf, wood, iron and rayskin
97.1367.A,.B
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1380
Sword with Three Blades
1930–1950
Iron, wood, gold leaf
97.1362