Unknown African
Necklace with Pendant

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

Public Domain

Necklace with Pendant
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace with Pendant
Date1875–1890
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsNecklace: 35 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (90.2 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1009.1,.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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: "H.W.Q" is stamped into the pendent.

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