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CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1870–1880
PlaceCote D'ivoire, Lagoon Region, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions5 × 3 1/2 inches (12.7 × 8.9 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1079
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"; 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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Ornament
Unknown African
1915–1925
Gold
97.1129
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1885–1995
Gold
97.1055
Pendant
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1089
Necklace
Unknown African
1875–1890
Gold, coral, and plastic
97.999
scan from file photograph
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1313
Ornament
Unknown African
1845–1855
Gold
97.1316
Ornament (Form of an alligator)
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1315
Hair Ornament
Unknown African
1930–1950
Gold
97.878.A-.C
Ornament (Mask)
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1482
Ornament in the Form of a Face
Unknown African
1870–1930
Gold
97.1321
Ornament with Four Heads
Unknown African
1845–1855
Gold
97.1319
Chain with Pendant
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1027.1,.2
Unknown African