Helmet

Helmet

Public Domain

Helmet
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Helmet
Date1850–1900
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (31.4 × 21.6 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.909
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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