CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Elbow Amulet
Date1850–1865
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, cloth, thread, and chain
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 3 3/4 × 2 in. (22.9 × 9.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.977
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"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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1945–1955
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, string
97.870
1825–1840
Sheet gold, sheet metal, cloth, feathers, leather, wood, and metal staples
97.908