Hair Pin

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

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Hair Pin
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hair Pin
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumEbonized wood and gold
Dimensions4 7/8 × 2 1/8 × 1/4 inches (12.4 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.884.3
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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