Sword

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword
Date1850–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumIron
Dimensions43 7/8 × 7 1/2 × 2 inches (111.4 × 19.1 × 5.1 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1384
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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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"
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
Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 2 November 2005 - 26 March 2006
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 26 May 2006 - 26 November 2006

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Sword
1900–1925
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1503
Sword
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron
97.1371
Sword
1935–1945
Iron, gold leaf and wood
97.1383
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1377
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1930–1950
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1378
Sword
1895–1905
Iron, gold leaf and wood
97.1373
Sword with Three Blades
1930–1950
Iron, wood, gold leaf
97.1362
Sword
1900–1925
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1379
Sword Handle in the Form of a Bird
1870–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.1302
Sword
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, iron
97.1364
Sword
1875–1900
Iron
97.1385
Sword
1850–1900
Iron, gold leaf and wood
97.1382