Head / Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.117
- Title
- Head
- Artist Nationality
- Ghanaian
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Ghana (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Ghana (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Dimensions
- 33.9 cm x 20.4 cm x 21 cm (13 3/8 in. x 8 1/16 in. x 8 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 18th - 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- head
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- akan
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- west african styles
- western guinea coast styles
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1806 x 2850
- File Size
- 685 KB
- Record
- 2000/2.117
- Link to this Item
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"Head; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2000-sl-2.117/2000_2_117.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.