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
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creation date:			before 1942
creation date earliest:		1940
creation date latest:		1942
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creditline:			James Albert Ford Memorial Fund
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culture:	Guinea  Ghana, Asante, 20th century
technique:	Gold
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
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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.
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