Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Necklace
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold leaf, thread, leather
Dimensions16 5/8 × 6 1/2 inches (42.2 × 16.5 cms)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1006
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
202M Sterling Galleries
Exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Leather, gourd, iron, wood, gold leaf, cast gold, and repoussé sheet gold
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