Earrings (one of a set of three)

CultureFulani

MediumGold plate

DimensionsOverall (box): 2 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches (6.99 × 9.53 cm)
.1 (earring): 3 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 1 5/8 inches (8.26 × 9.21 × 4.13 cm)
.2 (earring): 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 1 5/8 inches (8.57 × 8.57 × 4.13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.19.1,2

On View

Not on view

Terms

Jewelry

DescriptionTraditionally worn to symbolize wealth and beauty, these gold plated earrings are made of hammered metal that is then twisted into a four-lobed shape.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Looking Again, Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, August 4-November 3, 2023.

Provenance

With a store on Portobello Road Market, London, by probably 1983 [1];

Purchased from a store on Portobello Road Market, London by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), Santa Fe, NM, probably 1983-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

NOTES:

[1] According to object documentation provided by the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts at the time of the object's gift, see Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.

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