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Akan

Gold-Dust Weight (Abrammuo)

Akan, 1699

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Akan

Gold-Dust Weight (Abrammuo)

Akan, 1699

Physical Qualities Copper Alloy, 1 13/16 x 3/4 x 1 in. (4.6 x 1.9 x 2.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1954.145.31k
Figure with water jar on head
(of 31 objects accessioned together, not all exhibited together).
1. The Baltimore Museum of Art, "THE WURTZBURGER COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART," Jan. 12 - Feb. 14, 1954, cat. 31, illus. p. 20-21.

2. School of Advanced Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., "WURTZBURGER COLLECTION," June 21 - August 31, 1954, (10 selected).

3. The Memorial Gallery, Rochester, NY, "AFRICAN SCULPTURE," Oct. 8 - Nov. 7, 1954.

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