Figure (mother and child)

Figure (mother and child)

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Figure (mother and child)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions9 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 3 inches (24.1 × 10.8 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1501
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
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Wood, gold leaf
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1800–1899
Wood, gold leaf
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1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
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1850–1970
Wood, black and red pigments
91.1532
Mother-and-Child Figure
Mother-and-Child Figure
1865–1900
Wood and traces of indigo
91.238
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.833
Seated Male Figure
Seated Male Figure
1900–1930
Wood and gold paint
97.808
Standing Male Figure
Standing Male Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.722
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.723
Standing Male Figure
Standing Male Figure
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.835
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Figure of a Hen
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.820