Bead

70-18-1Q

Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 70-18-1Q
Current Location Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture Ashanti
Provenience Ghana
Date Made ca. 1930 CE
Section African
Materials Gold
Description

Large disc shaped bead; nipple in center; four concentric rings of wire (outermost is thickest) with short triple-width radiating wires connecting them.

Length 3.5 cm
Width 3.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Leprosarium Kokofu, 1970

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