Pendant in the shape of a fish

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Pendant in the shape of a fish
Date1895–1905
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions5 1/4 × 2 × 1/2 inches (13.3 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1406
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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.

"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, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 20011 - 7 January, 2012

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