Unknown African
Covered Box

Covered Box

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Covered Box
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumMetal
Dimensions2 3/16 × 3/4 × 3/4 inches (5.6 × 2 × 2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1512.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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