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Ring (form of a cocoon)

Ring (form of a cocoon)

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Ring (form of a cocoon)
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (form of a cocoon)
Date1930–1940
PlaceGhana/Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 2 inches (5.7 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1240
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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.
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.

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1930–1940
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Ring (form of a crown)
1930–1940
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1930–1940
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Ring (surmounted by form of bell)
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Gold
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Unknown African
Ring (form of a Rooster)
1895–1905
Gold
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scan from file photograph
Unknown African
Ring surmounted by a frog
1945–1955
Gold
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Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
Unknown African
Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1231
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Ring (form of crown and crab)
1895–1905
Gold
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Ring (forms of fish and crabs)
Unknown African
Ring (forms of fish and crabs)
1800–1899
Gold
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Unknown African
Ring with Four Birds
1930–1940
Gold
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Ring (with two cannons)
Unknown African
Ring (with two cannons)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1221
Unknown African