Unknown African
Earrings

CultureFulani
Titles
  • Earrings
Date1925–1935
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions5 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (13.3 × 14 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.966.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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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Earrings
Unknown African
1920–1950
Gold and red thread
97.971.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1970–1980
Gold
97.969.A,.B
Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1945–1955
Gold
97.968.A,.B
Pair of earrings
Unknown African
1900–1950
Gold and wool thread
97.1502.A,.B
Pendant and Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.963.1,.2
Necklace with Earrings
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1252.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1945–1955
Gold
97.975.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.1471.3.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.967.A,.B
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.965.A,.B
Jewelry Set with Necklace, Bracelet, and Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
no date
Gold
97.1250.1-.3
Jewelry Set with Necklace, Bracelet, and Pair of Earrings
Unknown African
1900–1915
Cast Gold
97.989.1-.3