Pectoral (Soul Washer's Badge)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pectoral (Soul Washer's Badge)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 5 11/16in. (2.9 × 2.9 × 14.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1336
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 10–August 13, 1989.

"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.

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Pectoral (Soul Washer's Badge)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1339
Soul washer's badge
1850–1899
Gold
97.1593
Soul washer's disc
1850–1970
Gold
97.1541.2
Pectoral
1895–1905
Gold
97.1333
Pectoral
1850–1900
Gold
97.1329
Pectoral
1895–1905
Gold
97.1335
Pectoral
1900–1925
Gold
97.1337
Pectoral
1895–1905
Gold
97.1323
Pectoral (frog in center)
1845–1855
Gold
97.1340
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog - Pectoral .1
1850–1970
Gold
97.1541.1
Pectoral with Chain
1900–1925
Gold
97.1326.1,.2
Pectoral
1900–1950
Gold
97.1332