Sword Ornament in the form of a Seashell known as Star
Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Sword Ornament in the form of a Seashell known as Star
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 × 4 × 3 1/2 in. (20.5 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.3549
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
Exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.3549
Published References Published in "The Arts of Ghana" Cole & Rosa p. 150
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Gold
2004.818
