Pipe

Pipe

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pipe
Date1870–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBrass with gold plate
Dimensions9 × 2 3/4 × 1 inches (22.9 × 7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1487.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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Pipe (in the form of a human head)
Pipe (in the form of a human head)
1870–1900
Gold
97.1486.A,.B
Pipe
Pipe
1850–1990
Gold
97.1343
Pipe
Pipe
1850–1925
Metal
97.1531
Bell
Bell
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.746
Pipe gold weight
Pipe gold weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.123
Ornament
Ornament
1870–1880
Gold
97.1312
Female Figure
Female Figure
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.799
Figure of a head
Figure of a head
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.802
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Shotgun Cartridge Belt
1850–1870
Leather, wood, gold leaf, brass
97.813
Staff
Staff
1900–1997
Bamboo, brass, cloth, wood, and gold leaf
97.1509
Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
1800–1899
Brass with gold wash
97.1311
Pendant in the form of a mask
Pendant in the form of a mask
1850–1865
Gold
97.1032