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West Africa, Akan peoples, Ashanti group

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West Africa, Akan peoples, Ashanti group

Date

ca. 1900–35

Medium

Brass and fine string

Dimensions

4 7/8 wide × 6 1/4 inches (12.4 × 15.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert M., Louis Dean F., and James W. D. Frasché, in memory of their father, Dean F. Frasché

Object
Number

2005.062.013

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