Covered Box

Covered Box

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Covered Box
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumMetal
Dimensions1 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 2 11/16 inches (4.3 × 2.9 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1511.A,.B
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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