Head

Akan group, Fomena/Adanse region, Ghana, Ghana, African

19th century

  • Titles Head (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay, slip
  • Dimensions 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 2 in. (11.4 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Anonymous gift, 1989.256
  • Work Type head
  • Classification Sculpture

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