Unknown African
Ring with human head

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with human head
Date1895–1905
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 5/8 × 1 1/2 inches (4.1 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1197
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.

"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"; State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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