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view Ceremonial spoon digital asset number 1

Ceremonial spoon

Object Name:: wa ke mia

Maker:: Dan artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, metal

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 5.5 x 44.9 x 9.2 cm (2 3/16 x 17 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Liberia; Côte d'Ivoire

Date:: Early to mid-20th century

Topic:: Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Bequest of Samuel Rubin

Object number:: 79-16-28

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7eaea1d77-9b28-4453-a869-c61b56419ae2

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_79-16-28

view Ceremonial spoon digital asset number 1

Ceremonial spoon

Object Name:: wa ke mia

Maker:: Wee artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, metal, oil patina

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 62.5 x 16.5 x 8.5 cm (24 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Liberia; Côte d'Ivoire

Date:: Late 19th to mid-20th century

Topic:: Status Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this; female Search this; mask Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company

Object number:: 2005-6-58

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

On View:: NMAfA, First Level North Galleries (1130-1134)

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7479d581b-91b2-4c31-b511-8d6980413c9f

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-58

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view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Silk, synthetic dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 217 x 105cm (85 7/16 x 41 5/16in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Bonwire, Ghana

Topic:: Status Search this; Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10552

Object number:: EJ10552

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7caf79430-9acc-4d5d-9cb2-b692f70ea576

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10552

view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Object Name:: Mamponghema

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Silk, synthetic dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 220 x 110.5cm (86 5/8 x 43 1/2in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Bonwire, Ghana

Topic:: Status Search this; Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10556

Object number:: EJ10556

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7b1e04c59-f6fa-45b4-a88c-714bd23ffa2a

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10556

view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Cotton, indigo dye, natural dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 183 x 107cm (72 1/16 x 42 1/8in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Bonwire, Ghana

Topic:: Status Search this; Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10559

Object number:: EJ10559

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys706f85f72-bd5d-4e8a-88ae-58f9824b5ef8

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10559

view <I>Women's Cloth</I> digital asset number 1

Women's Cloth

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Cotton, indigo dye, natural dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 239.4 x 137.2 cm (94 1/4 x 54 in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Bonwire, Ghana

Date:: Before 1969

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; geometric motif Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10593

Object number:: EJ10593

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77b02b0f7-a908-49fb-9708-2c34f6c2ea85

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10593

view <I>Hiampoa</I> digital asset number 1

Hiampoa

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Silk, natural dye, synthetic dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 144.1 x 52.8 cm (56 3/4 x 20 13/16 in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Bonwire, Ghana

Date:: Before 1970

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; geometric motif Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10595

Object number:: EJ10595

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d3b43b74-ca4d-4fcf-b3ce-cbcc0509e421

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10595

view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Cotton

Dimensions:: H x W: 175.4 x 127 cm (69 1/16 x 50 in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Ghana

Date:: Before 1972

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; geometric motif Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10601

Object number:: EJ10601

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys79e34071c-972b-45be-acd8-8a4676b5f7c5

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10601

view Woman's wrapper digital asset number 1

Woman's wrapper

Object Name:: sakake

Maker:: Hausa artist Search this

Medium:: Cotton, metal wrapped thread, synthetic dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 182 x 117cm (71 5/8 x 46 1/16in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Kano, Nigeria

Date:: ca. 1979

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this

Credit Line:: National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ11055

Object number:: EJ11055

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys79bb713f2-6ebf-4150-a94d-87934b37c29a

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_EJ11055

view Anklet digital asset number 1

Anklet

Maker:: Baule artist Search this

Medium:: Copper alloy

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 6.1 x 17.3 x 15.2 cm (2 3/8 x 6 13/16 x 6 in.)

Type:: Jewelry

Geography:: Côte d'Ivoire

Topic:: Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Syrop

Object number:: 83-11-7

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys782157bd6-24b8-42f6-9a07-3ce288b73114

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_83-11-7

view Female figure digital asset number 1

Female figure

Object Name:: akua'ba

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, encrustation

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 44.5 x 17.8 x 6 cm (17 1/2 x 7 x 2 3/8 in.)

Type:: Figure

Geography:: Ghana

Date:: Early-mid 20th century

Topic:: Fertility Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this; female Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Evelyn A.J. Hall and John A. Friede

Object number:: 85-8-4

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77770ac98-6549-4dcb-aa89-0d0678553c96

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_85-8-4

view Bracelet digital asset number 1

Bracelet

Medium:: Silver alloy

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 4.8 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)

Type:: Jewelry

Geography:: Mogadishu, Somalia

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of the Loughrans

Object number:: 76-16-10

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7469ec00c-9f03-4e5b-8968-8f599939eae5

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_76-16-10

view Bracelet digital asset number 1

Bracelet

Maker:: Undetermined artist Search this

Medium:: Silver alloy

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 9.2 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

Type:: Jewelry

Geography:: Mogadishu, Somalia

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of the Loughrans

Object number:: 76-16-9

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d76e9a6f-2831-4066-8059-1f02402c0264

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_76-16-9

view Doll digital asset number 1

Doll

Maker:: Ibibio artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, paint

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Nigeria

Date:: Mid-late 20th century

Topic:: Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of J. Okechuku Nzelibe

Object number:: 75-16-1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7388f628d-0537-4168-9138-9e3de38887fc

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_75-16-1

view Bracelet digital asset number 1

Bracelet

Maker:: Dan artist Search this

Medium:: Copper alloy

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 1.9 x 11.1 x 8.9 cm (3/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)

Type:: Jewelry

Geography:: Côte d'Ivoire

Topic:: Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Emil J. Arnold in memory of her husband

Object number:: 75-3-481

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7afd5b9b7-8966-4bd0-8395-be6df3f4a613

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_75-3-481

view Bracelet digital asset number 1

Bracelet

Medium:: Silver alloy

Dimensions:: H x W: 2.2 x 10.2 cm (7/8 x 4 in.)

Type:: Jewelry

Geography:: Yemen

Topic:: Adornment Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Franklin H. Williams

Object number:: 73-19-68

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d93777db-9c10-4e24-9db9-7b41df3db815

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_73-19-68

view Female figure digital asset number 1

Female figure

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment, glass beads, plant fiber

Type:: Figure

Geography:: Ghana

Date:: Mid 20th century

Topic:: Fertility Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this; female Search this

Credit Line:: Bequest of Eliot Elisofon

Object number:: 73-7-178

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys704c374df-46bd-486a-8288-16c64ffa6860

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_73-7-178

view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Object Name:: kente

Maker:: Ewe artist Search this

Medium:: Cotton, synthetic fiber

Dimensions:: H x W: 179.4 × 120.6 cm (70 5/8 × 47 1/2 in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Ghana

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: Status Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Charles D. Miller III

Object number:: 2015-15-1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7c9bdd2e3-ed25-497d-8f78-b70b7b711fa6

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2015-15-1

view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Object Name:: kente

Maker:: Ewe artist Search this

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 Search this; Status Search this; Human Search this; frog Search this; Female use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Charles D. Miller III

Object number:: 2015-15-2

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f7593757-a330-418a-87ee-79b581273a85

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2015-15-2

view Dress digital asset number 1

Dress

Maker:: Nike Davies-Okundaye, born 1951, Nigeria Search this

Medium:: Cotton cloth, cotton thread, indigo dye, embroidery, plastic buttons

Dimensions:: H x W: 144.1 × 61 cm (56 3/4 × 24 in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Nigeria

Date:: ca. 1979

Topic:: Female use Search this; geometric motif Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Enid Schildkrout

Object number:: 2017-16-1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d46d99a6-cce1-4b39-bbe8-67ed5372ea21

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2017-16-1

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