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Linguist Staff

1972.07.0001C

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Artifact Identification Linguist Staff   (1972.07.0001C)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Colonial, 20th century
Culture Asante, Ashanti, Akan

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 80.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 3.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 330 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Painting
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman and Carole Thomas
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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