Ring (Monkey eating/Man with rifle)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (Monkey eating/Man with rifle)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 inches (6.4 × 4.8 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1535
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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