Horn

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Horn
Date1875–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumIvory
Dimensions15 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 inches (39.4 × 7 × 6.4 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1410
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1925–1935
Wood, gold leaf, and string
97.1489
Horn
1875–1970
Wood and gold leaf
97.1411
Barbat Lute
late 19th–early 20th century
Wood; inlaid with ebony, mother of pearl, and ivory or bone
2010.223
Gong and beater
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.872.A,.B
Gong and Beater
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf
97.873.A,.B
Gong and beater
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf
97.875.A,.B
Gong and clapper
1930–1950
Wood, gold leaf, and fiber string
97.876.A,.B
Ceremonial gong with Sankofa bird
1900–1930
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.874
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1875–1970
Wood and gold leaf
97.1412
Gong Beater (laure)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1512
Flute
Edward Baack
c. 1864–1872
Unidentified wood, ivory or bone, and brass
B.2011.25
Piccolo
Firth, Hall & Pond
c. 1833–1847
Unidentified wood, ivory, and metal
B.2011.26