H x W x D: 29.9 x 13.6 x 5.5 cm (11 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
Mid 20th century
Description:
Wood stylized female figure with disk head, ringed neck, + form body. Strand of yellow beads around neck, multiple strands of varied colored beads around base. String in holes around edge of disk.
Exhibition History:
African Emblems of Status, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1982-April 3, 1983
Published References:
Park, Edwards. 1983. Treasures of the Smithsonian. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, p. 376.
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