Pipe (in the form of a human head)

Pipe (in the form of a human head)

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pipe (in the form of a human head)
Date1870–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions10 × 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 inches (25.4 × 8.3 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1486.A,.B
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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