Head

Akan group, Kwahu sub-group, Ghana, African

19th century

  • Titles Head (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay, slip
  • Dimensions 5 1/2 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. (14 x 10.2 x 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Anonymous gift, 1989.261
  • Work Type head
  • Classification Sculpture

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