CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Fly Whisk
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
Dimensions22 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (57.8 × 8.9 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1504
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.
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1945–1955
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, string
97.870
