Hair pin

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Hair pin
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumEbonized wood and gold
Dimensions6 1/2 × 3/4 × 3/4 inches (16.5 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.884.2
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"
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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Hair Pin
1920–1950
Gold
97.883
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1930
Ebonized wood and gold
97.884.3
Hair Pin
1900–1930
Ebonized wood and gold
97.884.1
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1845–1855
Gold
97.1532
Top of Hair Pin
1900–1915
Gold
97.889
Hair Pin
1900–1915
Gold
97.890
Necklace
1845–1855
Gold and glass beads
97.1520
Bracelet
1875–1970
Gold
97.1463
Woman's Hair Comb Set (Sukhu Ana'a)
19th century
Wood, gold, and cloth
2004.2366.A-.E
Hair Ornament
1930–1950
Gold
97.878.A-.C
Hair Comb
19th-20th century
Gold and red stones
2004.2409
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1226