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Gold Dust Box Lid

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Native NameAdakawa
Object Number:AF2398B
Current Location: Africa Galleries
Currently On Display
Culture:Ashanti
Provenience: Ghana
Date Made: Late 19th–Early 20th century CE
Early Date: 1865
Late Date: 1912
Section:African
Materials:Brass
Copper Alloy
Iconography:Birds
Credit Line:Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number:26257 - Dealer's Number

Description

Of bronze, six birds on cover (b). For holding small weights.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) View Objects in Exhibition
African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) View Objects in Exhibition
Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) View Objects in Exhibition
African Gallery (1987 - 1990) View Objects in Exhibition
African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Article] Plass, Margaret B. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 5-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 68View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Wieschhoff, H. A. 1945. "The African Collections of The University Museum: Introduction". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 11. no. 1-2. pg. 7-8 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 45, fig. 13View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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