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Ring

Ring

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1908–1918
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 3/4 inches (2.9 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1136
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Necklace
Unknown Indonesian
Necklace
17th–19th century
Gold
2004.2305
Ring (Mudfish and Two Portraits)
Unknown African
Ring (Mudfish and Two Portraits)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1521
Ring surmounted by two faces
Unknown African
Ring surmounted by two faces
1895–1905
Gold
97.1177
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Fly Whisk
Unknown African
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.853
Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
Unknown Central and South American
Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
400–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2537
Shaman Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Pendant
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1028
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Sword
1930–1950
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1378
Procession of Victuallers of Philadelphia on the 15th of March 1821 conducted under the direction of Mr. William White
Joseph Yeager
Procession of Victuallers of Philadelphia on the 15th of March 1821 conducted under the direction of Mr. William White
c. 1821–1822
Aquatint, etching and watercolor on laid paper
B.2007.6
Fly Whisk
Unknown African
Fly Whisk
1945–1955
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1505
Unknown African