Unknown African
Headband

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Headband
Date1850–1865
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumVelvet, wood, gold leaf
Dimensionsflat: 5 × 11 inches (12.7 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.906
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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Headband
Unknown African
1870–1930
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.902
Headband
Unknown African
1930–1940
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.903
Headband
Unknown African
1850–1865
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.900
Headband
Unknown African
1900–1950
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.905
Headband
Unknown African
1900–1930
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.904
Headband
Unknown African
1870–1930
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.899
Crown in the form of a headband
Unknown African
1900–1950
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.901
crown decorated with gold leaf objects
Unknown African
1900–1915
Velvet, wood, gold leaf
97.892
Chief's crown
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.898
Crown
Unknown African
1900–1950
Velvet, wood, and gold leaf
97.891
Crown Decorated with gold leaf objects
Unknown African
1900–1915
Wood, velvet, gold leaf
97.895
Crown
Unknown African
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, velvet
97.787