Asante or related Akan-speaking peoples
Ghana
Coastal West Africa
Goldweight Depicting Entwined Catfish
INV-9672
Asante or related Akan-speaking peoples
Ghana
Coastal West Africa18th/early 20th century
Goldweight Depicting Entwined Catfish
Asante or related Akan-speaking peoples Ghana Coastal West Africa →asanteArts of Africaakanafrican Artgold-weightmetal
Date
18th/early 20th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
0.8 × 2.8 × 4.7 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 1/8 in.); 1 × 5.4 × 3.5 cm (3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Raymond Wielgus
Also notable
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