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Ornament in the Form of a Face

Ornament in the Form of a Face

Public Domain

Artist
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Face
Date1870–1930
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/8 inches (8.9 × 8.3 × 3.5 cms)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1321
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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