Object Details
- Wolof artist
- Label Text
- Wolof women often prefer visually rich designs such as those found in this ornate ring, which has intricate patterns applied using several different filigree techniques.
- Description
- Gold-plated silver alloy ring of a central hollow square with filigree design, ten large attached gold balls, hammered flat sheet metal diamonds, a trefoil on both sides and a gold braided band. The sides of the hollow square are decorated in nesting and overlapping half circles.
- 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
- African Mosaic: Selections from the Permanent Collection, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2013–August 12, 2019 (installed June 12, 2015-August 1, 2017)
- Published References
- Maples, Amanda, Ashby Johnson, Marian, and Dumouchelle, Kevin D., 2018, Good As Gold, Washington, D.C.: NMAfA, Smithsonian, illustrated p. 87
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson
- 1950s-1970s
- Object number
- 2012-18-127
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry
- Medium
- Gold-plated silver alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
- Geography
- Senegal
- See more items in
- National Museum of African Art Collection
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Adornment
- Female use
- geometric motif
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_2012-18-127
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77189dcfd-a862-44c0-a8ef-2e2360bc6f74
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