Unknown African
Necklace

CultureAsante (Asanti) peoples
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions37 × 2 3/4 inches (94 × 7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1011
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 13–September 19, 2004; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, July 26–November 2, 2008; Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 17, 2011–January 7, 2012.

"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.

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