Unknown African
Ornament (Mask)

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Ornament (Mask)
Date1895–1905
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1482
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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Provenance(Sotheby's NY, November 9, 1993, Lot #80);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1997, 97.1482
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed on the verso: "K.Y.K.Y."

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1900–1915
Gold
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1800–1899
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1930–1950
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1850–1865
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19th century
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18th–19th century
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Crown
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19th century
Gold, silver, rubies and diamonds
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Ornament with Four Heads
Unknown African
1845–1855
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97.1319
Pendant
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1930–1940
Gold
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Ornament in the Form of a Face
Unknown African
1870–1930
Gold
97.1321
scan from file photograph
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1313