Photo of collection object Funerary Portrait Head — Akan. Funerary Portrait Head, late 19th or early 20th century. Buffware, reduced-fired, encrustation, wood, height: 6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm). Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund, 68.10.1. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Funerary Portrait Head

late 19th or early 20th century

Akan

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Akan
Classification: (not assigned)
Formatted Medium: Buffware, reduced-fired, encrustation, wood
Medium: buffware, reduced-fired, encrustation, wood
Locations: Place made: Ghana
Dimensions: height: 6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 68.10.1
Credit Line: Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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