Nose Ornament
Arts of Africa
MEDIUM
Gold filigree
DATES
early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (3.2 x 3 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
30.1253
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Lucy Addoms
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1910, provenance not yet documented; ca. 1910, acquired, possibly in Voi, Kenya, by William Henry Addoms of Brooklyn, NY; 1920, inherited from William Henry Addoms by Lucy Copeland Addoms of Brooklyn, NY; September 30, 1930, gift of Lucy Addoms to the Brooklyn Museum.
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