Sword Handle in the Form of a Bird

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword Handle in the Form of a Bird
Date1870–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 3 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (17.8 × 8.9 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1302
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"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 13 March 2004 - 19 September 2004
Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, 18 February 2005 - 31 May 2005
Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 2 November 2005 - 26 March 2006

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