Sword Ornament in the Form of a Kola Pod

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword Ornament in the Form of a Kola Pod
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumCast gold
Dimensions3 3/8 × 7 5/16 × 7 7/8in. (8.5 × 18.5 × 20cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.330
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.330

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