Object Details
- Unidentified artist
- Description
- Gold-plated copper alloy almond shaped pendant of a central realistic flower projecting from a fluted base and edged by openwork filigree and a thin lining of fluting. The flower and fluting may be from a stamp; flower is texturized and bears three globules at its center and lightly impressed/filigreed leaves. The hanging element is a wide texturized gold loop.
- Provenance
- Marian Johnson, purchased in Dakar, Senegal, 1963-late 20th century to 2012
- Exhibition History
- Good As Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 24, 2018-February 2, 2020; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, September 16, 2020-January 3, 2021
- Published References
- Maples, Amanda, Ashby Johnson, Marian, and Dumouchelle, Kevin D., 2018, Good As Gold, Washington, D.C.: NMAfA, Smithsonian, illustrated p. 88
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson
- Late 20th century
- Object number
- 2012-18-61
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry
- Medium
- Gold-plated copper alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6.2 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm (2 7/16 x 1 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African Art Collection
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Adornment
- Female use
- male
- floral
- flower
- Record ID
- nmafa_2012-18-61
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7661be19d-6449-48c9-b94f-9b0c25e48a69
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