Unknown African
Ring surmounted by a bird with cannons

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Artist Unknown African

CultureAkan peoples

Titles

Ring surmounted by a bird with cannons

Date1895–1905

PlaceGhana, Africa

MediumGold

Dimensions2 1/4 × 2 × 1 1/2 inches (5.7 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number97.1204

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

201M Blaffer Gallery

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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 HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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