Pair of Sandals

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

CultureAkan peoples

Titles

Pair of Sandals

Date1900–1980

PlaceGhana, Africa

MediumLeather, wood, gold leaf

Dimensions11 × 5 3/4 × 3 inches (27.9 × 14.6 × 7.6 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number97.1351.A,.B

Non exposé

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Department

African Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

COSTUME & ACCESSORIES

ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe, by 1993; [Sotheby's New York, November 9, 1993, Lot 72]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1993–1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.

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