Elbow Amulet

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Elbow Amulet
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Elbow Amulet
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, leather, thread
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 4 × 2 1/4 in. (17.8 × 10.2 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.978
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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.
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

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Wood, gold leaf, cloth, thread, and chain
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Wood, leather, gold leaf, and silk thread
97.976
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1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, animal hair
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1925–1935
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1850–1870
Leather, wood, gold leaf, brass
97.813
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1925–1935
Wood, gold leaf, cloth, leather
97.1506
Sword with sheath
Sword with sheath
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron and leather.
97.1372.A,.B
Linguist Staff Finial
Linguist Staff Finial
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and leather
97.1293
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1800–1899
Iron, wood, gold leaf, leather
97.1366.1.A,.B
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, leather, animal hair
97.858.2
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, leather, animal hair
97.858.3
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, leather, animal hair
97.858.1