Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Ring surmounted by a bird with cannons and powder keg
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 5/8 × 2 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (6.7 × 5.7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1194
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"Unveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building," Texas Southern University, Houston, September 22, 1999.
"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, March 13–September 19, 2004.
"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Gold
2004.818
