Unknown African
Scales

CultureAsante (Asanti) peoples
Titles
  • Scales
Date1900–1977
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBrass and fiber
Dimensions2 3/16 in. (maximum diameter)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number77.156
Not on view

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceAlvin S. Romansky (1907–1994) and Ethel Romansky (1917–1986), Houston, by 1977; given to MFAH, 1977.
Exhibition History"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 13 March 2004 - 19 September 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 20011 - 7 January, 2012

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