Unknown African
Pipe

Pipe

Public Domain

Artist
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)
1870–1900
Gold
97.1486.A,.B
Pipe
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Pipe
1850–1990
Gold
97.1343
Pipe
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Pipe
1850–1925
Metal
97.1531
Pipe gold weight
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Pipe gold weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.123
Bell
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Bell
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.746
Ornament
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Ornament
1870–1880
Gold
97.1312
Female Figure
Unknown African
Female Figure
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.799
Figure of a head
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Figure of a head
1900–1910
Gold plated brass
97.802
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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Shotgun Cartridge Belt
1850–1870
Leather, wood, gold leaf, brass
97.813
Staff
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Staff
1900–1997
Bamboo, brass, cloth, wood, and gold leaf
97.1509
Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
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Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
1800–1899
Brass with gold wash
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Pendant in the form of a mask
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Pendant in the form of a mask
1850–1865
Gold
97.1032