Knife

Knife

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Knife
Date1915–1925
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions3 3/4 × 1/2 inches (9.5 × 1.25 cms)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1257
Not 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.

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