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CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensionschain length: 71 inches (180.3 cm)
stool pendant: 1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches (4.8 × 4.4 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1016
Not on view

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

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Ring
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.1141
Necklace
Unknown African
1875–1890
Gold, coral, and plastic
97.999
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1122
Necklace
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1318
Pendant in the form of a mask
Unknown African
1850–1865
Gold
97.1032
Soul washer's badge
Unknown African
1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1004
Necklace
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1328
Necklace
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold and glass beads
97.1008
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1109
Necklace
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.1471.1
Necklace
Unknown African
1800–1899
Cast Gold
97.994
Necklace
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.981
Unknown African