Unknown African
Storage container with several bracelets

CultureBaule (possibly)
Titles
  • Storage container with several bracelets
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumLeather, ivory, cloth, reeds
Dimensions11 1/2 × 4 inches diameter (29.2 × 10.2 cm diameter)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.940
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Pair of Bracelets
Unknown Indonesian
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold and rubies
2004.2344-2004.2345
Pair of Bracelets
Unknown African
1900–1915
Ivory
97.953.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
1000–1450 AD
Dyed and woven cotton and camelid wool, hair, fiber, and reeds
2002.3248.1
Basket
Unknown North American
1900–1930
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds
2006.736
Berry Basket
Unknown North American
1895–1905
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds Former listed medium: Spruce-root and other plant fibers
78.154
Berry Basket
Unknown North American
1898–1902
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds Former listed medium: Spruce-root and other plant fibers
78.157
"Protected X" Pin and Stand
Bruce Metcalf
1980
Brooch: Plexiglas, brass, copper wire, and papyrus reeds Stand: wood and brass
2002.3959.A,.B
Blue Fan
Mary Merkel-Hess
2000
Reeds and paper
2005.1579
Pair of Bracelets
Unknown Indonesian
13th–14th century
Gold
2004.2249.1,.2
side view of object
Unknown Indonesian
19th century
Gold
2004.2384.1,.2
Bracelet
Unknown Indonesian
Late 19th–early 20th century
Gold and rubies
2004.2338
Pair of Bracelets
Unknown Indonesian
19th century
Gold, silver, beads
2004.2376.1,.2