Pipe

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pipe
Date1850–1990
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions4 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 inches (12.4 × 4.1 × 2.9 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1343
Non exposé

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Object Type
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"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 13 March 2004 - 19 September 2004
Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, 18 February 2005 - 31 May 2005
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 20011 - 7 January, 2012

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1850–1990
Gold
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front of object
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Gold
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Brass
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Pipe
1870–1900
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1925–1975
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Bracelet in the form of a watch
1900–1925
Gold
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Kris Handle
late 18th–early 19th Century
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1900–1915
Gold
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