H x W x D: 3.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Senegal
Description:
Gold alloy ring in the shape of a starfish composed of four granulated C-shapes or crescents that come together at the center and are crested by a a tiered rosette. The band is composed of wire bent into two parallel loops and soldered on the underside. Pierced holes in the underside of flattened sheet metal.
Provenance:
Marian Johnson, purchased in Dakar, Senegal, 1963-late 20th century to 2012
Exhibition History:
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)
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