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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- National Museum of African Art Collection
- Object Name
- “BAGUE DE COURONNE” (crown ring)
- courone
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Adornment
- Female use
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_2012-18-132
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys74bb5c2ed-47c2-4d7a-8555-ab68b0046b76
