Head

Akan group, Ghana, African

About 1650-1700

  • Titles Head (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 10 1/2 x 5 x 5 1/2 in. (26.7 x 12.7 x 14 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Robert Fudim and Barbara Jarocki in memory of Alfred L. Scheinberg, 1992.74
  • Work Type head
  • Classification Sculpture

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