Unknown African
Hat surmounted by a crocodile

Hat surmounted by a crocodile

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hat surmounted by a crocodile
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions10 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 4 1/2 inches (26 × 18.1 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.894
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's NY, November 20, 1991, Lot #26);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1997, 97.894

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