Unknown African
Elbow Amulet

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

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Artist Unknown African

CultureAkan peoples

Titles

Elbow Amulet

Date1850–1865

PlaceGhana, Africa

MediumWood, gold leaf, cloth, thread, and chain

DimensionsOverall: 9 × 3 3/4 × 2 in. (22.9 × 9.5 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number97.977

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

201M Blaffer Gallery

Exposé

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Department

African Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

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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