Unknown African
Ornament (alligator with mudfish)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ornament (alligator with mudfish)
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions11 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches (29.5 × 11.4 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1492
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.
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