Figure of a Serpent Frog in Mouth

Akan

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Caption

Akan. Figure of a Serpent Frog in Mouth, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, 21 in. (53.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 82.158.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Figure of a Serpent Frog in Mouth

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Côte d'Ivoire, Possible place made: Ghana

Medium

Wood

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

21 in. (53.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

82.158.2

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