Ring with design of peanuts and fruit

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with design of peanuts and fruit
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 1 1/4 inches (2.5 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1186
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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