Artist
Unknown African
CultureSwahili peoples
Titles
- Pair of Ear Spools
Date1860–1900
PlacePate Island, Kenya, Africa
MediumCast and filigree gold
DimensionsOverall (Each): 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. diameter (1.5 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.974.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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 Indonesian
c. 18th century or earlier
Gold with granulation and filigree
2006.543.1,.2
Unknown Indonesian
c. 19th century
Hammered gold with granulation and filigree
2006.531
