Ornament

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1870–1880
PlaceCote D'ivoire, Lagoon Region, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions5 × 3 1/2 inches (12.7 × 8.9 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1079
Non exposé

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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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Ornament
1915–1925
Gold
97.1129
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1885–1995
Gold
97.1055
Pendant
1900–1915
Gold
97.1089
Necklace
1875–1890
Gold, coral, and plastic
97.999
Chain with Pendant
1900–1915
Gold
97.1027.1,.2
Hair Ornament
1930–1950
Gold
97.878.A-.C
Ornament (Mask)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1482
Ornament in the Form of a Face
1870–1930
Gold
97.1321
Ornament with Four Heads
1845–1855
Gold
97.1319
scan from file photograph
1895–1905
Gold
97.1313
Ornament
1845–1855
Gold
97.1316
Ornament (Form of an alligator)
1800–1899
Gold
97.1315