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Showing 41 results for Akan peoples, Asante group

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Akrafokonmu (soul washer’s disk)
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Lion Ornament
Akan peoples, Asante group
19th century

Bird claw gold weight
Akan artist
19th–20th century

Linguist Staff: Ceremonial Stool, Chain, and Swords Motif (ȯkyeame poma)
Asante artist
ca. 1930s

Ȯkyeame poma (linguist’s staff) with spider’s web and figures
Asante-Akan artist
19th–early 20th century

Male ntiri (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th century (?)

Female ntiri (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th century (?)

Kuduo vessel
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Royal man's kente (prestige cloth)
Asante artist
ca. 1910–1940

Man's Prestige Cloth
Akan peoples, Asante group
early 20th century

Lion Ornament
Akan peoples, Asante
19th century

Man's Prestige Cloth
Akan peoples, Asante group
early 20th century

Hornblower attendant figure
Anyi-Akan artist
18th–first quarter 20th century

Fokwé (long drum)
Attie people, Akan cluster
19th century

Gold Dust Box (abamphruwa)
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–20th century

Gold Dust Box (abamphruwa)
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–20th century

Comb
Akan peoples, Asante
20th century

Funerary Vessel
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–20th century

Container (Kuduo)
Akan peoples, Asante
18th–19th century

Ring with Scorpion (mpetea)
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–mid-20th century

Memorial Head (Mma)
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–20th century

Gold Dust Box
Akan peoples, Asante
19th century

Memorial Figure (Mma)
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–20th century

Figure: Female (Akua Ba)
Akan peoples, Asante
19th–20th century

Memorial figure of a priest
Akan peoples, Anyi group
18th–early 20th century

Memorial figure possibly representing a chief
Akan peoples, Anyi group
18th–early 20th century

Memorial figure of a woman
Akan peoples, Anyi group
18th–early 20th century

Gold Weight: Elephant
Asante
19th–20th century

Figure: Seated Male With Sword
Asante
19th–20th century

Double Crocodile Pendant
Lagoon peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Memorial Figure (Mma)
Akan peoples, Anyi group
19th–20th century

Gold Weight: Chicken's Head
Akan peoples
18th–19th century

Gold Weight: Bird (Sankofa)
Akan peoples
18th–19th century

Vessel
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
20th century

Staff with Head Finial
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–20th century

Staff with Janus Finial
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–20th century

Comb with Female Figure
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–20th century

Female Figure
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–mid-20th century

Snake Pendant
Baule or Lagoon peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Squared vessel
Lo’ Took’ Akan (?) Xok
755–780