Chief Swordbearer's Headdress

CultureAsante peoples
Titles
  • Chief Swordbearer's Headdress
Date1825–1840
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumSheet gold, sheet metal, cloth, feathers, leather, wood, and metal staples
Dimensions21 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 14 inches (54.7 × 50.3 × 35.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.908
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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