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Female Figure

Female Figure

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Female Figure
Date1900–1910
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold plated brass
Dimensions6 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 2 inches (15.9 × 7.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.799
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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Figure of a head
Unknown African
Figure of a head
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.802
Male Figure
Unknown African
Male Figure
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.800
Standing female figure
Unknown African
Standing female figure
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.833
Bell
Unknown African
Bell
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.746
Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
Standing Female Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.723
Standing Female
Unknown African
Standing Female
1925–1935
Wood and gold leaf
97.823
Standing Female
Unknown African
Standing Female
1935–1945
Wood, gold paint, and mineral pigment
97.827
Standing Female
Unknown African
Standing Female
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.826
Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
Standing Female Figure
1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf
97.834
Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
Standing Female Figure
1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf, paint
97.832
Bell
Unknown African
Bell
1900–1910
Gold plated copper
97.748
Female figure from a drum ensemble
Unknown African
Female figure from a drum ensemble
1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.805
Unknown African