Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, velvet, gold leaf
Dimensions2 7/8 × 7 1/4 inches (7.3 × 18.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.895
Not on view

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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.

"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"; State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004

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crown decorated with gold leaf objects
1900–1915
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.892
Crown
1900–1950
Velvet, wood, and gold leaf
97.891
Headband
1900–1950
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.905
Headband
1870–1930
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.899
Crown
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, velvet
97.787
Headband
1900–1930
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.904
Headband
1930–1940
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.903
Headband
1870–1930
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.902
Headband
1850–1865
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.906
Headband
1850–1865
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.900
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1381
Crown in the form of a headband
1900–1950
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.901