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CultureYoruba peoples, Ijebu group
Titles
  • Rattle Anklet
Date1765–1835
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumCopper alloy
Dimensions 1 1/4h × 6 3/4L × 8d inches (3.18 × 17.15 × 20.32 cm.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Robert E. Hansen in memory of Margaret Peck McEwan
Object number90.423
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
Ll 20 Public Corridor
On view

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Department
African Art
ProvenancePurchased in Nigeria by [Davis Gallery, New Orleans, 1989]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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front of objects
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1900–1950
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Gold
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19th century
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Crown
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19th century
Gold alloy, silver, rubies and diamonds
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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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1920–1950
Gold
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