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Chair (Asipim)

Akan

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Caption

Akan. Chair (Asipim), late 19th century. Wood, brass, 26 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (67.3 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin H. Williams, 79.237.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Chair (Asipim)

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Wood, brass

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

26 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (67.3 x 34.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Franklin H. Williams

Accession Number

79.237.1

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Artists and makers

Akan

321 works in the collection