Figure

Figure

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Figure
Date1900–1940
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions9 × 4 1/4 × 1 15/16 inches (22.9 × 10.8 × 4.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.836
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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Vignette with Three Figures, a Tree, and a Bird
Vignette with Three Figures, a Tree, and a Bird
1900–1910
Wood, gold leaf, paint
97.798
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.833
Standing Figure
Standing Figure
1930–1950
Wood, gold leaf and cloth
97.828
Figure with Child
Figure with Child
1900–1910
Wood, gold leaf
97.797
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf, paint
97.832
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf
97.834
Standing Figure
Standing Figure
1850–1890
Wood, gold leaf
97.831
Standing Figure with Headdress and Birds
Standing Figure with Headdress and Birds
1900–1940
Wood and gold leaf
97.830
Standing Male Figure
Standing Male Figure
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.835
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Figure of a Hen
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.820
Woman Figure with Child
Woman Figure with Child
1800–1899
Wood, gold leaf
97.810
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding a Book
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding a Book
1925–1935
Wood and gold leaf
97.1273.1,.2