Unknown African
Ring with design of peanuts and fruit

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Artist Unknown African

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

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Department

African Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

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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