Umbrella Top (hand holding book)
Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Umbrella Top (hand holding book)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensionsl. 1 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1418
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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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Unknown African
1925–1935
Wood and gold leaf
97.1273.1,.2
Unknown African
1930–1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1279.A-.D
Unknown African
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.1305.1,.2
Unknown African
1930–1939
Carved wood and gold leaf
2006.210.1,.2
