Hair Pin

Hair Pin

Public Domain

Hair Pin
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hair Pin
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumEbonized wood and gold
Dimensions5 7/8 × 7/8 × 3/4 inches (14.9 × 2.3 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.884.1
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Hair Pin
1900–1930
Ebonized wood and gold
97.884.3
Hair pin
Hair pin
1900–1930
Ebonized wood and gold
97.884.2
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19th century
Wood, gold, and cloth
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Hair Pin
1845–1855
Gold
97.1532
Top of Hair Pin
Top of Hair Pin
1900–1915
Gold
97.889
Hair Pin
Hair Pin
1920–1950
Gold
97.883
Hair Pin
Hair Pin
1900–1915
Gold
97.890
Hair Clasp
Hair Clasp
1850–1900
Gold
97.885
Hair Clip
Hair Clip
1900–1930
Gold
97.886
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
1930–1950
Gold
97.878.A-.C
Hair Clip
Hair Clip
1900–1915
gold leaf, plastic
97.888
Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold
2004.2375.1,.2