Ring

Object Details

Wolof artist

Description

Gold (may be copper and colored gold) ring composed of a band that curves into a larger pointed central section with a central dome, a braided edge and a granulated surface. The dome has concentric circles of twisted wire and granulation. The sides have a teardrop shape design of negative space and the edges are decorated with globules set in circles of wire. The inside is plain, hammered flat sheet metal.

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, p. 30, 87, illustrated p. 31

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Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Object number

2012-18-132

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry

Medium

Gold-plated silver alloy

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.8 cm (1 1/16 x 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)

Geography

Senegal

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Object Name

“BAGUE DE COURONNE” (crown ring)

courone

National Museum of African Art

Topic

Adornment

Female use

male

Record ID

nmafa_2012-18-132

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys74bb5c2ed-47c2-4d7a-8555-ab68b0046b76