Pair of Rings

Pair of Rings

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Rings
Date1920–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 3/8 in. (3.8 × 4.1 × 1 cms)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1137.1,.2
Not on view

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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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