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Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)

Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)

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Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ornament (Form of Bird with Elongated Head)
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBrass with gold wash
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 inches (7 × 3.2 × 2.3 cms)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1311
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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