Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Pectoral (Soul Washer's Badge)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 5 11/16in. (2.9 × 2.9 × 14.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1336
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 10–August 13, 1989.
"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.
"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.
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