Unknown African
Chain with Pendant

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Chain with Pendant
Date1900–1925
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsChain: 17 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 in. (44.5 × 4.4 × 2.5 cm)
Pendant: 1 1/4 × 2 × 1 1/2 in. (3.2 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.982.1,.2
Not 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.

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Chain with Pendant
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1027.1,.2
Chain with Pendant
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1018.1,.2
Pendant with Chain
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1017.1,.2
Necklace with Seven Pendants
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1013.1-.8
Necklace
Unknown African
1900–1915
Leather, repoussé sheet gold, wire, cast gold beads
97.1015
Necklace with Two Pendants
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1477.A-.C
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold, gold-leaf, leather
97.1026.1,.2
Necklace and Pendant
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1517.1,.2
Pendant
Unknown African
1845–1855
Wood, gold leaf, chain, cloth
97.1087
Necklace (with heart shaped pendant)
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1542
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1479.A,.B