Object Details
- Description
- Pendant or display piece of human head
- Provenance
- Olga Hirshhorn, Greenwich, CT; Washington, D.C., and Naples, FL 1970s to 2015
- Exhibition History
- West African Gold from the Ivory Coast: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, August 8, 2009 – November 8, 2009
- Africa: Life and Ritual, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach. ca. 1992
- Content Statement
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Baule artist
- Date
- Mid- to late 20th century
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Olga Hirshhorn
- Medium
- Gold alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
- Type
- Jewelry
