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Coffin representing a rock lobster with five pairs of jointed limbs, two long antennae, which are hinged, and two paired feelers on top. It is painted a green color with six white and black stripes around the body, orange and white paint at sides, and light-purple painted anntenae. The upper body is covered in spines and has a rough texture.

%C2%A91993 Sowah Kwei

Fantasy coffin, 1993

Sowah Kwei

G250

Chief's chair, 19th century

Asante

G250

comb topped with triangular head with scarifications below eyes; stylized shoulders and breasts

Comb, 20th century

Akan

G254

base of drum is three-dimensional sculpture of a nude woman seated on a low chair with a ladder back, with her hair in three braids, holding drum body on her head and with her PL hand; PR index finger on PR cheek; body of drum is rounded at bottom with incised geometric bands and two human figures at front; skin head stretched with strings on wooden pegs; white, green and black pigments

Drum, about 1950

Akan

G254

Two loops intertwined

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two loops interwined with seven clustered bands around loops

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two loops next to each other with six clustered bands attaching them

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

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14 strips woven together; similar striping throughout, all unique cross banding; cross banding of rectangular sections move diagonally over entire design; prominent colors, blue, yellow, white, red

Woman's cloth, 20th century

Ewe

Not on View
red/black squares with surface geometric designs printed/stamped on fabric

Man's Wrapper, 20th century

Asante

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barefooted standing man wearing long pants with cross scarifications on his cheeks, carrying a stool held to the back of his neck with his PL hand; PR arm in front of waist

Man Carrying a Stool, from a shrine group, First half 20th century

Kwaku Benpoh

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barefooted standing man wearing short pants and wedge-shaped hat with a lizard on front; PL hand cupped at waist; PR arm outstretched

Male Figure, from a shrine group, First half 20th century

Kwaku Benpoh

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One of 37 Gold weights, bronze, various sizes; pattern center row of 3 diamonds with triangles above and below

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

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Square shape with pattern two traingles on left and right, rectangles from top and bottom toward center

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

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slightly rectangular shape with pattern of two rows of squares vertically

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

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Square shape with pattern of diagonal curved line with circles on each end

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

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One of 37 gold weights, bronze, various sizes; pattern three diamonds

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

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One of 37 Gold weights, bronze, various sizes; pattern checkerboard

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

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Rectangular shaped weight with long wavy lines across top

Goldweight [Geometric], 20th century

Asante

Not on View
"U" shaped fish with pointed nose and 12 swirl shapes applied down sides.

Goldweight [Fish], 20th century

Asante

Not on View
Flat fish with lobe shaped tail and two long, curved shaped top/bottom fins.

Goldweight [Fish], 20th century

Asante

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Bunch of peanuts attached to stems growing together, bottom of stems is flattened out with thin wirelike protrusion, 7/16 inch. long

Goldweight [Cluster of Peanuts], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Squat, round gourd with attached curling stem

Goldweight [Gourd], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Three birds around a pole topped by a fourth bird, pole has four sides, base with three propeller-shaped vertical elements attached to base and pole, pole not at right angel to base.

Goldweight [Four Birds on a Perch], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Bird's head with cock's comb; eyes are applied balls with one vertical line incised on each

Goldweight [Bird's Head], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Bird with long, vertical beak; no legs; bird's body rests on a four-sided pyramid; pyramid rests on top of flat square base with serrated edges

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two birds resting their beaks and breasts on either side of a legless alligator with a pear-shaped body; incised linear decorations on bird's and alligator's bodies.

Goldweight [Two Birds With an Alligator], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two birds resting their beaks and breasts on either side of a legless alligator with a football-shaped body; incised linear decorations on alligator's and bird's backs

Goldweight [Two Birds with an Alligator], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Bird with cock's comb and long vertical tail; spherical protrusion on end of tail, proper left; no legs' body rests on four-sided stepped pyramid

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Bird resting on two graduated rectangular bases; flat element underneath with coil designs around edges; small spherical element, in front of largest rectangle, PR

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Snake-like bird's head without eyes or beak; cock's comb on top of head; head attached to spherical design

Goldweight [Bird's Head], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Bird without legs' body rests on four-sided stepped pyramid; cannon pointing toward front on either side of bird's body; bird holds object in it's beak

Goldweight [Bird with Two Cannons], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two legless birds facing each other; perched on two uneven scroll shapes

Goldweight [Two Birds on Swirls], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Bird standing on irregular circular shaped platform; three horses heads emerging from platform; one horses head has circular blob of metal between chin and neck

Goldweight [Bird with Three Horse Heads], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Three birds sitting next to each other

Goldweight [Three Birds], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Bird with cock's comb, short wings spread

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Long-necked bird with half circle shaped wings sitting on five-stepped rectangular platform

Goldweight [Long-Necked Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View

Goldweight [Figure Carrying an Axe], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Bird with wings outstretched, looking backward toward tail with head turned all the way around

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Chair with back, no arms; decorated with applied spheres; back decorated with two animals and a tree

Goldweight [Chair], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Cylindrical-Shaped drum with three protrusions on side of head; incised vertical lines around body of drum; Two graduated cylindrical protrusions on bottom of drum

Goldweight [Drum], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Pair of round drums attached, on thin pole-like bases; incised parallel vertical lines decorate bodied of drums and bases; one drum has protrusion on front, top; each drum has two protrusions on back attached to edge of drumhead

Goldweight [Two Drums], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Drum, center narrower than ends. Hourglass shape.

Goldweight [Drum], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Chair with back, no arms; applied spheres decorate; protrusions on back of front PR leg, center back of seat, and top left corner of back of backrest

Goldweight [Chair], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Fourteen cups attached in two rows with two on each end; rests on five legs on rectangular base

Goldweight [Mankala Board], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Drum, jar-shaped; five applied U-shaped decorations around edge of drumhead; applied V's between low relief

Goldweight [Drum], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Padlock with triangular shaped body; C-shaped shackle; key with round head protruding from center of padlock body

Goldweight [Padlock with Key], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Stool with curved seat; front and back panels with four vertical bars; edge bars scalloped on outside sides; rectangular base with square hole in center

Goldweight [Stool], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two figures, one face up, one face down; left figure lies on face, turned slightly toward PL; arms bent at elbows, forearms under body; right figure lies with arms at sides; base is octagonal

Goldweight [Two Recumbent Figures on an Octagonal Base], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Pair of sandals with dogbone-shaped soles; two straps creating X over each sole; round element in center of each X

Goldweight [Pair of Sandals], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Standing figure with legs bent; body and legs made of two coils reaching from feet to neck; arms extended in front of body and slightly bent hands clasped; heels on back of rectangular base; protrusion on back of base

Goldweight [Standing Figure], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Cylindrical drum; bottom of drum is cut in zigzag pattern; pattern of applied scallop-edged U's with applied balls in center around edge of drumhead; two loops of rope attached top and bottom with two curved J-shaped drumsticks hanging over top

Goldweight [Drum], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Shield with eight snakehead-like protrusions around border; applied zigzag decoration behind on border; openwork on center of shield; back of shield two has small protrusions, center and top center

Goldweight [Sheild], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Rectangular shield; three rows of three applied round balls with horizontal indentations in each; applied linear decorations connect balls; applied C-shaped rope handle on back, center

Goldweight [Shield], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Brass seated figure with rectangular object in-between the knees, with hands on each side of object;

Goldweight [Seated Figure with an Implement Between the Knees], 19th-20th century

Akan

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rectangular shield with twelve applied snakehead-like decorations; applied linear decoration in x's and squares; C-shaped handle, center back protrusions on three corners on back, on short side with O corner protrusion on back and one on top of handle on back

Goldweight [Shield], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Rectangular shield with two snakehead-like protrusions, top and bottom edges on short sides; applied vertical band between snakeheads with incised V's; applied decoration in two outer panels; handle on back is two C-shapes at right angles

Goldweight [Shield], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Long thin handle; thick blade, slightly curved on bottom near handle and top edge; protrusion facing downward on bottom end of blade

Goldweight [Cleaver], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Drawn bow with attached arrow; applied linear decorations; flat back

Goldweight [Bow and Arrow], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Handle protrudes through top of head; two incised lines on top and sides of mallet head

Goldweight [Mallet], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Ladder with three rungs; six three-lobed decorations on ends of each rung

Goldweight [Ladder], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Ladder with three rungs; middle rung not equally spaced between end rungs

Goldweight [Ladder], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Applied triangle on front of body of bellows; incised triangle on back

Goldweight [Bellows], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Spade with short handle; rectangular piece folded around handle

Goldweight [Spade], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Handle not in center of blade; two incised lines encircle largest part of blade

Goldweight [Dagger], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Long tube, turned up on end; larger at bottom end; applied ring around large end and in middle of tube

Goldweight [Pipe], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
spiral on back; point on head; seven step base

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two sword blades, curved on the ends, attached to one handle; handle has two balls with a protrusion on each

Goldweight [Crossed Swords], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two loops intertwined

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Three knots next to each other; each knot consisting of two loops intertwined

Goldweight [Three Knots], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Dagger handle with two balls, each with frontal protrusion, spiraling section between balls; sheath flat on back; open work design on front with D-shaped elements on Right side

Goldweight [Dagger in Sheath], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
S-shaped loop held together with center band and bands on ends

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
S-shaped loop held together with center band; bands on ends

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
S-shaped loop with clustered bands connecting sides and on ends

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two loops intertwined with three coils on either end

Goldweight [Knot with Coils], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two loops intertwined

Goldweight [Knot], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Gun with shorter barrel. Has decoration/irregularities on barrel.

Goldweight [Gun], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
standing figure with knees slightly bent and hands on belly; 4 strands of white beads around waist; strand of pink beads around PL knee

Female Figure, 20th century

Asante

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plain peach background (cotton) with pieced border; yellow, red, black on 3 sides; 2 appliqued figures (one red, one brown) on each side; some decorative stitches (yellow, white, brown), top left corner; brown cross and small rectangles in black, brown, white; 3 sides have fabric fringe

Battle Flag, 1940-1950

Asante

Not on View
strips of striped fabric sewn together; multicolored embroidered bands and designs. Textile - Woven Fabric.

Man's cloth, c. 1940

Ewe

Not on View
strips of blue and white checked cloth sewn together; multicolored embroidered bands and geometric shapes

Man's cloth, Date Unknown

Ewe

Not on View
woven strips sewn together in roughly checkered design; blue and white striped rectangles with geometric and figural designs alternating with green, red, yellow, grey and pink woven rectangles

Man's cloth, 19th-20th century

Ewe

Not on View
woven strips sewn together in roughly checkered design; blue, red and white striped rectangles and bands with geometric, bird and floral-like designs alternating with multicolored pattern and solid rectangles in mainly pastel designs; striped borders on long sides

Man's cloth, 19th-20th century

Ewe

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twenty-four strips sewn together; ground fabric is blue with white stripes; overall stepped diamond design in red and yellow; red, yellow and white geometric borders

Man's cloth, 20th century

Asante or Akan

Not on View
twenty-four strips sewn together; maroon, green, yellow and black stripes of various configurations and geometric shapes

Man's cloth, 20th century

Asante or Akan

Not on View
20 strips joined together; each strip has lengthwise stripes in yellow, green, purple, red and red/black; multicolored, crosswise stripes alternate with sections of lengthwise stripes; occasional geometric patterns in crosswise sections

Wrap, 20th century

Ewe

Not on View
hanging, wool with multicolored chainstitch embroidery; motifs include lion, elephant, stool, swords, birds, crocodiles, fish

Hanging, 20th century

Asante

Not on View

Mankala game board, 20th century

Akan

Not on View
Sword with three protrusions near handle and up curve at end with an additional protrusion. Handle has two incised spheres with spike out the end.

Goldweight [Sword], 20th century

Asante

Not on View
Flat bottom with t-shaped straps.

Goldweight [Sandal], 20th century

Asante

Not on View
Kenta Cloth, black and white checkered, cotton, Africa, Mali, XX c.

Man's cloth, 20th century

Ghana

Not on View
kenta cloth, green and gold; rayon

Man's cloth, 20th century

Ghana

Not on View
One sphere with protrusions at either end of handle; hole at end of blade

Goldweight [Sword], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two spheres on handle with protrusions on either side; two cow-bells below (one smaller than the other)

Goldweight [Double Gong], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
One side of blade smooth, other side has raised hatch design at wide end

Goldweight [Dagger], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two spheres on handle with protrusions on either side; two cow-bells below (one smaller than the other) have corrosion on end sphere. 98.1.217 is quite similar but larger in size

Goldweight [Double Gong], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Sphere at eithor end of handle; coiled snake below handle

Goldweight [Dagger with Snake], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Line of circles on one side of blade, incised 'x' over horizontal lines on opposite side

Goldweight [Dagger], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Two loops; spiral at one end

Goldweight [Linked Knots], 19th-20th century

Akan

Not on View
Pipe, similar to saxaphone; two bands on neck, raised dot below mouth

Goldweight [Horn], 19th-20th century

Akan

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Legs truncated; slanted lines on wings

Goldweight [Bird], 19th-20th century

Akan

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