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Asante

Female Figure (Akua’ba)

Asante, 1900-1999

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Asante

Female Figure (Akua’ba)

Asante, 1900-1999

Physical Qualities Wood, 13 1/16 x 5 5/8 x 1 13/16 in. (33.1 x 14.3 x 4.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Geneviève McMillan in Memory of Reba Stewart
Object Number 2008.149
Wooden akua'ba with round head. Carvings of a bucket, akua'ba, and shovel on back of head.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2008; Geneviève McMillan by purchase (Silah?), 1985.

Inscribed: On bottom, in white paint: "A 4A".

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