Hair Ornament

Hair Ornament

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hair Ornament
Date1850–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBrass
Dimensions5 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 inches (12.7 × 3.5 × .3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.881
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Hair Ornament
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Gold
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Gold
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Hair Ornament
19th century
Gold and gemstones, cloth cord
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late 19th–early 20th century
Gold with brass backing
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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Brass
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1895–1905
Gold
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1800–1899
Brass with gold wash
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1850–1900
Gold
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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Gold
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1900–1915
Gold
97.889
Hair Pin
Hair Pin
1900–1915
Gold
97.890