One of pair of "Soul Washer's" Chest Ornaments

Asante

Caption

Asante. One of pair of "Soul Washer's" Chest Ornaments, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, 12 x 12 1/2 in. (30.5 x 31.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 67.210.1.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Asante

Title

One of pair of "Soul Washer's" Chest Ornaments

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ashanti Region, Ghana

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

12 x 12 1/2 in. (30.5 x 31.8 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

67.210.1

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