Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Sword Ornament in the form of a Gunpowder Keg with Pistol
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumCast gold
Dimensions3 15/16 × 4 15/16 × 4 3/4in. (10 × 12.6 × 12cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.329
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.329
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Gold
2004.818
