Knife

Knife

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Knife
Date1945–1955
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumIron, wood, and gold leaf
Dimensions9 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (24.1 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1261
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"; State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004

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