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Head

Maker Akan

Object number81.17.441

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions8 1/2 x 7 x 2 3/4 in. (21.6 x 17.8 x 7 cm)

MediumCeramic

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mid 19th century

Object number: 81.17.322

Gold weight: head

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Object number: 81.17.377

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Female figure (Akuaba)

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Object number: 81.17.443

Mother and Child Figure

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Object number: 81.17.324

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Medicine container

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Object number: 81.17.1633

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Gold weight: bird and snake

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Object number: 81.17.356

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Gold weight: Four Figures in a Boat

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Object number: 81.17.358

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Gold weight: fish

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Object number: 81.17.391

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Ring

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Object number: 81.17.398

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Cloth (Kente)

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Object number: 81.17.457

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