Sword Ornament in the Form of a Bird with Cannons and a Gunpowder Keg

Sword Ornament in the Form of a Bird with Cannons and a Gunpowder Keg

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Sword Ornament in the Form of a Bird with Cannons and a Gunpowder Keg
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword Ornament in the Form of a Bird with Cannons and a Gunpowder Keg
Date1900–1950
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions5 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 3 5/8 in. (13.3 × 18.4 × 9.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.818
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004, 2004.818

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