Gold Dust Box Lid

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Native Name	Adakawa
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

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. 68	View 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. 13	View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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