Ring with Man Scraping Bark

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with Man Scraping Bark
Date1900–1930
PlaceAfrica
MediumGold
Dimensions2 × 3/4 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.1612
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004, 2004.1612

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