Pipe bowl with sankofa bird

Asante-Akan artist

early–mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: Pipe bowl with sankofa bird
Artist: Asante-Akan artist
Date: early–mid-19th century
Geography: Ghana
Culture: Asante-Akan peoples
Medium: Terracotta, pigment
Dimensions: H. 4 x W. 3 1/8 x D. 1 5/8 in. (10.2 x 7.9 x 4.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Implements
Credit Line: Gift of Alfred L. Scheinberg in memory of Bernard Scheinberg, 1987
Object Number: 1987.328.1
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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