Box

Asante people, Ghana, African

Probably 1880 - 1910

  • Titles Box (Descriptive)
  • Medium brass
  • Dimensions 3/4 × 2 × 1 1/4 in. (1.9 × 5.1 × 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1986.887.1-.2
  • Work Type box with cover
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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