Maker:

Akan artist  Search this

Medium:

Copper alloy, gold alloy

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10.5 × 10.2 × 2.2 cm (4 1/8 × 4 × 7/8 in.)

Type:

Jewelry

Geography:

Ghana

Description:

Horned face with projecting round eyes, double suspension loop

Provenance:

Paul Tishman, New York, before 1968-1996

Ellen Rosenthal and Jean Harrison, 1998

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Topic:

Animal  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of The Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication in memory of Warren M. Robbins

Object number:

2014-32-59

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d3e1f0b4-efe2-4f1c-b1a5-277c4c77d167

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2014-32-59