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Caption

Akan. Spoon, 19th century. Possibly silver alloy; a white metal, length: 5 1/4 in. (length: 13.5 cm width: 5.3 cm dia.: 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shirley B. Williams, 1990.221.19. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Spoon

Date

19th century

Geography

Place used: Ghana

Medium

Possibly silver alloy; a white metal

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

length: 5 1/4 in. (length: 13.5 cm width: 5.3 cm dia.: 4.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Shirley B. Williams

Accession Number

1990.221.19

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