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Hat

Hat

Public Domain

Hat
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hat
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumLeather, wood, gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 7 1/2in. (14 × 21.6 × 19.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.907
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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Sword with sheath
Unknown African
Sword with sheath
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron and leather.
97.1372.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Elbow Amulet
1900–1915
Wood, gold leaf, leather, thread
97.978
Crown
Unknown African
Crown
1900–1915
Antelope, wood, and gold leaf
97.897
Fly Whisk
Unknown African
Fly Whisk
1945–1955
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1505
Fly Whisk
Unknown African
Fly Whisk
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1504
Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects
Unknown African
Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects
1900–1915
Wood, velvet, gold leaf
97.895
Crown
Unknown African
Crown
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, velvet
97.787
Linguist Staff Finial
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and leather
97.1293
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Amulet
1900–1915
Wood, leather, gold leaf, and silk thread
97.976
Image Not Available for Chain with Pendant
Unknown African
Chain with Pendant
1900–1915
Gold, gold-leaf, leather
97.1026.1,.2
Sword with Sheath
Unknown African
Sword with Sheath
1800–1899
Iron, wood, gold leaf, leather
97.1366.1.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Shotgun Cartridge Belt
1850–1870
Leather, wood, gold leaf, brass
97.813
Unknown African