Artist
Unknown African
CultureAsante (Asanti) peoples
Titles
- Chair
Date1900–1920
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, leather, brass tacks, finials and sheeting
Dimensions39 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 28 1/2 in. (100.3 × 85.1 × 72.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.755
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 10–August 13, 1989.
"Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500–Present," Detroit Institute of Arts, April 11–August 8, 2010; Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, September 25, 2010–January 9, 2011.
"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.
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Wood, iron, and brass tacks
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