Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Palanquin
Date1870–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, brass tacks, rope, metal patches, silk pile cloth
Dimensionso/a: l. 9', w. 19 1/2", h. 29"
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1322
Not 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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