Goldweight in the shape of a war horn / Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
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- Accession Number
- 1997/1.510
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a war horn
- Artist Nationality
- Ghanaian
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Akan (historical region)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Akan (historical region)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Dimensions
- 3.7 cm x 1.5 cm x 2.9 cm (1 7/16 in. x 9/16 in. x 1 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- goldweight
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a war horn decorated with three bells at the mouth of the horn and a narrow, sloping mouthpiece.
- Subject Matter
- This figurative goldweight represents a war horn, as they were used at the royal courts of Akan-speaking chiefs and kings (in contemporary Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire). Actual war horns were often made of ivory and decorated with various objects-- in this case, little bells. Horn-blowers (who were always male) were part of the king's entourage and would accompany him in his processions (along with heralds, sword-bearers, priests and priestesses, sandal-bearers and other dignitaries); they would use the horns to sing the praises of the king.
- Secondary Keywords
- with valves
- aerophones
- africa (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- lip-vibrated aerophones
- lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore
- objects we use
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 114 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.510
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"Goldweight in the shape of a war horn; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.510/1997_1.510.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
