Gold chain

Gold chain

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Gold chain
Date1900–1990
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensionslength: 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1541.3
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.

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