Fan (with animals)

Fan (with animals)

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Fan (with animals)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions15 3/4 × 9 3/16 × 7/8 inches (40 × 23.3 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1485
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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