Photo of collection object Box To Hold Precious Items — Akan. Box To Hold Precious Items, 19th century. Copper alloy, 1 3/16 × 3 5/8 in. (3 × 9.2 cm). Gift of Shirley B. Williams, 1990.221.11a-b. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Box To Hold Precious Items

19th century

Akan

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Akan
Classification: (not assigned)
Formatted Medium: Copper alloy
Medium: copper, alloy
Locations: Place used: Ghana
Dimensions: 1 3/16 × 3 5/8 in. (3 × 9.2 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 1990.221.11a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Shirley B. Williams
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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