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Asafo flag
Maker:
Fante artist
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Medium:
Cotton, silk, synthetic fiber, dye
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 154 x 4131 x .5 cm (60 5/8 x 1626 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Central region, Ghana
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
elephant
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fish
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bird
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boat
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tree
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male
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Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2000-10-1
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys70a9c47c8-8372-4290-a1ce-52c2532bfb8d
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edanmdm:nmafa_2000-10-1
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Medicinal container
Maker:
Peter Nzuki
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Kamba artist
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Medium:
Gourd, leather, glass beads, reed
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H x W x D: 16.1 x 35 x 1.2 cm (6 5/16 x 13 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Kenya
Date:
Late 20th century
Topic:
elephant
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geometric motif
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of Mildred A. Morton
Object number:
2000-29-35
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National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys75094098a-e4d8-4650-be14-a3bb21962d2f
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edanmdm:nmafa_2000-29-35
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Bowl
Maker:
Kamba artist
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Medium:
Gourd, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.7 x 16.1 x 15.8 cm (3 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Mombasa, Kenya
Date:
Late 20th century
Topic:
elephant
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antelope
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Credit Line:
Gift of Mildred A. Morton
Object number:
2000-29-37
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National Museum of African Art
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edanmdm:nmafa_2000-29-37
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Elephant mask
Maker:
Bamileke artist
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Medium:
Cloth, glass beads, plant fiber, dyes
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 128.5 x 49.8 x 40.5 cm (50 9/16 x 19 5/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Grassfields region, Cameroon
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
elephant
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chameleon
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, NM
Object number:
2001-13-1
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys70c331103-7dea-4297-97fe-28bd0aeb15ed
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edanmdm:nmafa_2001-13-1
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Elephant mask
Maker:
Bamileke artist
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Medium:
Cloth, glass beads, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 170 x 67.9 x 1.9 cm (66 15/16 x 26 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Grassfields region, Cameroon
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Funerary
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elephant
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male
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Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2001-9-2
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7514fda9f-baca-4104-b3b0-b95dfd92c7ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2001-9-2
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Factory printed cloth
Medium:
Cotton, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 116.5 x 91.4 cm (45 7/8 x 36 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Sierra Leone
Date:
1961
Topic:
elephant
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Commemorative
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lion
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Writing
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male
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hand
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Credit Line:
Gift of Donald A. Theuer and Lilburne Theuer Senn
Object number:
2002-9-23
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National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72dde4ef9-d98f-41d2-8508-f25c12f38784
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edanmdm:nmafa_2002-9-23
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Factory printed cloth
Medium:
Cotton, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 118 x 90.2 cm (46 7/16 x 35 1/2 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Date:
ca. 1959
Topic:
elephant
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Writing
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crescent
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star
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of Donald A. Theuer and Lilburne Theuer Senn
Object number:
2002-9-35
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7b54af2f1-e79c-467d-bba9-8d377cea4fd7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2002-9-35
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Flywhisk handle
Maker:
Kongo artist
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Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 37.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm (14 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
19th century
Topic:
elephant
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weapon
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chicken
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male
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shell
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Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-108
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Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys751305ace-fb65-438a-b91e-5a702a124884
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-108
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Face mask
Maker:
Guro artist
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Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 27.9 x 15.9 x 8.9 cm (11 x 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
elephant
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-214
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys719988b2c-01eb-44be-b8dc-f4a0d53bcf12
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-214
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Cap mask
Object Name:
mukyeem
Maker:
Kuba artist
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Medium:
Glass beads, cowrie shells, fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 60 x 38.8 x 54.3 cm (23 5/8 x 15 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.)
Type:
Mask
Topic:
elephant
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Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-222
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d4a80d5e-7240-4677-9af5-745200b26b5c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-222
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Head
Object Name:
sama kun
Maker:
Bamana artist
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Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 135.4 x 20 x 37 cm (53 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
elephant
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Initiation
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-253
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys794d7692e-bd2c-4a20-ba32-5afac97a0360
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-253
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Tusk
Maker:
Vili artist
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Kongo artist
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Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 76.4 x 16.4 x 5.5 cm (30 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Loango coast, Congo
Date:
Late 19th century
Topic:
elephant
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leopard
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crocodile
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Status
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mother and child
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foreigner
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snake
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musical instrument
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weapon
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boat
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monkey
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male
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female
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bull
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Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2007-1-1
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7cdfeb498-72e6-4a40-88da-93dd487a213b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2007-1-1
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Factory printed cloth
Medium:
Cotton, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 109 x 201.2 cm (42 15/16 x 79 3/16 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Zambia
Date:
1991
Topic:
elephant
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Agricultural
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lion
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bicycle
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Writing
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male
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female
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female
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Credit Line:
The Wil and Irene Petty Collection
Object number:
2008-5-75
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7465f1dea-c2b5-47af-8712-64df28220460
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2008-5-75
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Coffin
Maker:
Paa Joe, born 1945, Ghana
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Ga artist
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Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 121.9 x 254 x 86.4cm (48 x 100 x 34in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
Late 20th century
Topic:
Funerary
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elephant
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Credit Line:
Gift of Kenneth and Bonnie Brown
Object number:
2010-9-1
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Copyright:
© Paa Joe
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d39d6c59-1728-4bbf-b8fb-7d67036429a6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2010-9-1
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Frame
Maker:
Undetermined artist
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Medium:
Wood, ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 43 x 52.6 x 3.5 cm (16 15/16 x 20 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
ca. 1930
Topic:
elephant
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musical instrument
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star
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male
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Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2014-1-5
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys794419599-3eac-49b3-b5db-6ed06a16bae5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2014-1-5
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Display object
Maker:
Akan artist
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Medium:
Metal, gold wash
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6.4 × 8.6 × 5.1 cm (2 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 2 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Ghana
Topic:
elephant
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of The Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication in memory of Warren M. Robbins
Object number:
2014-32-42
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys79a831996-37bf-4dd8-ac1e-7b777bdf25a9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2014-32-42
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Object Name:
kente
Maker:
Ewe artist
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Medium:
Cotton, synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
H x W: 175.5 × 114.7 cm (69 1/8 × 45 3/16 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
1929
Topic:
elephant
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Human
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frog
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male
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles D. Miller III
Object number:
2015-15-2
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National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f7593757-a330-418a-87ee-79b581273a85
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edanmdm:nmafa_2015-15-2
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Pendant
Maker:
Baule artist
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Medium:
Gold alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.4 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
MId- to late 20th century
Topic:
elephant
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male
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Olga Hirshhorn
Object number:
2016-1-31
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National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys707b63f40-70f7-4b29-959b-e14c3dd89047
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2016-1-31
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mukeke
Maker:
King Lewanika, 1840 - 1916
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Lozi artist
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Medium:
Wood (likely teak)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 43.2 × 17.8 × 15.2 cm, 1.1 kg (17 × 7 × 6 in., 2.5 lb.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Western Province, Zambia
Date:
1886-1916
Topic:
elephant
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Credit Line:
Museum Purchase
Object number:
2021-6-2
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National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f7e984e2-128c-496f-8c30-9bfd1d9118da
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edanmdm:nmafa_2021-6-2
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Drum
Maker:
Asante artist
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Medium:
Wood, hide, plant fiber, paint
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 118.4 x 53 x 62.9 cm (46 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
Mid 20th century
Topic:
elephant
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crocodile
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lion
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turtle
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equestrian
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crab
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tree
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sankofa
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Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Arnold
Object number:
68-36-397
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National Museum of African Art
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys75f255cb3-4d56-4b54-a864-a23dc10f244f
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edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-397
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