Bracelet

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Bracelet
Date1875–1970
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions4 × 1 inches (10.2 × 2.5 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1451
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"
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
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Stamped on the back of the bracelet: "ALORGRE. FENUKU. MAKRLO. OF. AGRRAVEY."

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Bracelet
1875–1970
Gold
97.1463
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1930–1940
Gold
97.1227
Bracelet
no date
Gold
97.1147
Bracelet with two keys
1950–1965
Cast gold
97.932.A-.D
scan from file photograph
1930–1940
Cast gold, sheet gold, gold wire
97.946
Bracelet
1900–1915
Gold
97.960
Hair Pin
1920–1950
Gold
97.883
Pair of Bracelets
1850–1865
Gold
97.933.1,.2
Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2433.1,.2
Bracelet
Late 19th–early 20th Century
Gold, bronze, rubies, diamonds, and garnets
2004.2262
Necklace and Pair of Bracelets
1845–1855
Gold
97.1519.1-.3
Pair of Bracelets
1875–1970
Gold
97.1460.1,.2