Unknown African
Earrings

CultureFulani
Titles
  • Earrings
Date1920–1950
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGold and red thread
DimensionsEach earring: 3 × 3 inches (7.6 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.971.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 2011 - 7 January 2012

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Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1970–1980
Gold
97.969.A,.B
Earrings
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.966.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1945–1955
Gold
97.968.A,.B
Pair of earrings
Unknown African
1900–1950
Gold and wool thread
97.1502.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.967.A,.B
Pendant and Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.963.1,.2
Necklace with Earrings
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1252.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1945–1955
Gold
97.975.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.1471.3.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
Unknown Indian
19th century
Gold with red stones
2004.2402.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.965.A,.B
Jewelry Set with Necklace, Bracelet, and Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
no date
Gold
97.1250.1-.3