Necklace (with heart shaped pendant)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace (with heart shaped pendant)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions15 1/4 × 2 5/16 inches (38.7 × 5.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1542
Not on view

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

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