CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Fly Whisk
Date1945–1955
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
Dimensions20 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/8 inches (52.1 × 11.4 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1505
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001–March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 13–September 19, 2004.
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1945–1955
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, string
97.870
