Sword Ornament Representing a Monkey with a Cricket
Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples, Kwahu group
Titles
- Sword Ornament Representing a Monkey with a Cricket
Date1930–1940
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1402
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"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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Unknown African
1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
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1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1299
