Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Ornament (Lion)
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions1 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 5/8 inches (4.1 × 7 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1488
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Unveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, on September 22, 1999 (LN:99.15).
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Leather, gourd, iron, wood, gold leaf, cast gold, and repoussé sheet gold
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