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Pendant

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

Public Domain

Pendant
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1900–1915
PlaceCote D'ivoire, Lagoon Region, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 × 1/2 in. (7.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1058
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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