Ornament (Mask)

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Ornament (Mask)
Date1895–1905
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1482
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
Exposé

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Provenance(Sotheby's NY, November 9, 1993, Lot #80);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1997, 97.1482
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed on the verso: "K.Y.K.Y."

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Gold
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Ornament
1800–1899
Gold
97.1070
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19th century
Wood, gold, and cloth
2004.2366.A-.E
Comb
18th–19th century
Gold, precious stones, and buffalo horn
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Crown
19th century
Gold, silver, rubies and diamonds
2004.2260
Pendant in the form of a mask
1850–1865
Gold
97.1032
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1870–1930
Gold
97.1051
Hair Ornament
1930–1950
Gold
97.878.A-.C
Pendant
18th century
Gold
2006.537
Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
19th century
Gold
2004.2356.1,.2
Pendant
1930–1940
Gold
97.1538
Ornament with Four Heads
1845–1855
Gold
97.1319