Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Umbrella finial of a book
Date1915–1925
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Dimensions7 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (18.7 × 12.1 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1284
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 13–September 19, 2004; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, July 26–November 2, 2008; Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 17, 2011–January 7, 2012.
"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.
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1945–1960
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1945–1960
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1900–1930
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