Figure of an elephant

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Figure of an elephant
Date1850–1860
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions4 × 2 3/4 inches (10.2 × 7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.803
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 2011 - 7 January 2012

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Finial
1955–1965
Wood and gold leaf
97.837
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1900–1940
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.805
Elephant Figure
1870–1930
Gold
97.792
Sword handle with elephant and duiker
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1395
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
early 19th century
Gold
2004.2317
Figure of standing bull
1930–1950
Gold
97.822
Sword
1875–1900
Iron
97.1385
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.853
Sword handle with elephant and duiker
1850–1950
Wood, gold leaf
97.1387
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing an Elephant
1885–1895
Wood and gold leaf
97.1291.1,.2