Ring

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Object Details

Maker

Unidentified artist

Label Text

This ring is made from a broken bracelet, attesting to the value and scarcity of gold.

Description

Gold-plated silver alloy ring, possibly made from a broken bracelet, or bracelet piece, composed of a central rectangular and curved convex pendant with a repousse and incised design of nested chevrons and groupings of almond shapes or leaves. Attached to a matching band.

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, p. 78, illustrated p. 80

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Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Date

1930s-1940s

Object number

2012-18-125

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry

Medium

Gold-plated silver alloy

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2.8 x 2.4 x 4.7 cm (1 1/8 x 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

Geography

Senegal

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Data Source

National Museum of African Art

Topic

Adornment

Female use

male

Metadata Usage