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Kwottenai Kanye earring
Image Not Available for Kwottenai Kanye earring

Kwottenai Kanye earring

Date20th century
Object number81.17.34.1
ProvenanceAcquired by Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, in Mopti, Mali, 1969; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, Nov. 3, 2012 - Dec. 8, 2013. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions5 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (12.7 x 8.9 x 13.4 cm)
MediumGold and fiber
Fulani
Object number: 81.17.547.1
Fulani
Object number: 81.17.547.2
Earring
Fulani
Object number: 81.17.154.1
Earring
Fulani
Object number: 81.17.154.2
Fulani
Object number: 81.17.1296
Hat
Fulani
19th-20th century
Object number: 81.17.39
Head ornament and earrings
Kikuyu
Object number: 81.17.989
Photo: Paul Macapia
Ghanaian
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1651
Bird earring
Greek
4th-3rd century B.C.
Object number: 55.203
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Iranian
12th century
Object number: 61.24.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Iranian
12th century
Object number: 61.24.2