Unknown African
Pin

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pin
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1/2 in. (3.8 × 2.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1092
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Top of Hair Pin
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.889
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1845–1855
Gold
97.1532
Hair Pin
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.890
Hair Pin
Unknown African
1920–1950
Gold
97.883
Hair pin
Unknown African
1900–1930
Ebonized wood and gold
97.884.2
Pin
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1091
Ring
Unknown African
1908–1918
Gold
97.1136
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1900–1930
Ebonized wood and gold
97.884.3
Pendant
Unknown Indonesian
18th century
Gold
2006.537
Ring (with two cannons)
Unknown African
1930–1940
Gold
97.1221
Necklace
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1518
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1900–1925
Wood and gold leaf
97.929