Bracelet

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Bracelet
Date1850–1900
PlaceGhana/Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumCast gold and string
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 7/8 × 4 in. (2.3 × 2.3 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.951
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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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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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1850–1950
Cast gold and string
97.925
Bracelet
1850–1950
Cast gold and string
97.927
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1800–1900
Cast gold, string
97.945
Bracelet
1900–1915
Cast gold
97.961
Necklace
1800–1899
Gold
97.1518
Bracelet
1900–1915
Cermaic beads, gold
97.928
Necklace
1875–1890
Glass beads, cast gold
97.996
Necklace
1900–1915
Gold
97.981
Necklace
1900–1915
Cast gold
97.985
Necklace
1850–1865
Cast gold
97.1000
Bracelet
1850–1865
Gold
97.958
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1850–1865
Gold
97.956