Ornament

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/4 × 1 1/4 inches (3.2 × 3.2 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1047
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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Ornament
1800–1899
Gold
97.1070
Ornament (Mask)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1482
Ornament
1800–1899
Gold
97.1067
Ornament with Four Heads
1845–1855
Gold
97.1319
Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
1800–1899
Brass with gold wash
97.1311
Ear Ornaments (pair)
1900–1950
Gold
2001.4.A,.B
Ornament (Lion)
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf
97.1488
Ornament (Frog)
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf
97.1491
Ornament in the Form of a Face
1870–1930
Gold
97.1321
scan from file photograph
1895–1905
Gold
97.1313
Ornament
1845–1855
Gold
97.1316