Nut ring / Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

About this Item

Accession Number: 1986/2.147
Title: Nut ring
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Artist Nationality: Ghanaian
Medium and Support: cast bronze, lost wax method
Object Creation Date: circa 1900
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Ghana (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Ghana (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
Dimensions: 4.2 cm x 2.8 cm x 3 cm (1 5/8 in. x 1 1/8 in. x 1 3/16 in.)
Century: Possibly 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Classification: Jewelry
Primary Keywords: african regions; bronze (metal); nut (plant material)
Secondary Keywords: african; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; fruit; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; people and culture; plant material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1479 x 987
File Size: 60 KB
Record: 1986/2.147
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Full citation: "Nut ring; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.147/1986_2.147.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.