Bead

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Bead
Date1850–1900
PlaceGhana/Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumSheet gold, gold wire
Dimensions2 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (5.1 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.916
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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scan from file photograph
1930–1940
Cast gold, sheet gold, gold wire
97.946
Necklace
1900–1915
Leather, repoussé sheet gold, wire, cast gold beads
97.1015
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1850–1865
Cast gold, sheet gold, gold wire
97.935
Necklace with Multiple Beads
1850–1965
Cast gold and repousse sheet gold
97.998.1,.2
Wedding Necklace (Kazhuththu Uru)
19th century
Gold
2004.2386
Necklace
1900–1915
Repousse sheet gold and glass beads
97.1002
Bead in the form of a human tooth
1895–1905
Cast gold
97.924
Bead
1900–1925
Cast gold
97.919
Bead
1900–1925
Cast gold
97.922
Bead
1900–1925
Cast gold
97.920
Bead
1900–1925
Cast gold
97.918
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Gold
97.1071