id: 121809 accession number: 1942.170 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.170 updated: 2020-11-04 20:01:57.400000 Pendant: Cross Form with Bird, before 1942. Guinea Ghana, Asante, 20th century. Gold; overall: 5.8 x 3.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1942.170 title: Pendant: Cross Form with Bird title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: before 1942 creation date earliest: 1940 creation date latest: 1942 current location: creditline: James Albert Ford Memorial Fund copyright: --- culture: Guinea Ghana, Asante, 20th century technique: Gold department: African Art collection: African Art type: Jewelry find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Shared by different Akan and Akan-related peoples, including the Asante and Baule, gold ornaments indicate status and wealth and are worn at public festivals by titleholders, chiefs, and kings. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES