Chain with Pendant

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Chain with Pendant
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CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Chain with Pendant
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold, gold-leaf, leather
DimensionsChain: 34 in. length (86.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1026.1,.2
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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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