id:			128360
accession number:	1951.320
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.320
updated:		2023-03-08 14:59:18.628000

Ring: Coiled Snake on a Ball, before 1951. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante goldsmith. Gold; overall: 4.5 x 3 x 2.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.320

title:				Ring: Coiled Snake on a Ball
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creation date:			before 1951
creation date earliest:		1941
creation date latest:		1951
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante goldsmith
technique:	Gold
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 4.5 x 3 x 2.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		African Textiles and Decorative Arts
	opening date:   1972-08-16T04:00:00
	<i>African Textiles and Decorative Arts</i>. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (organizer) (October 11, 1972-January 31, 1973); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (March 20-May 31, 1973); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (July 2-August 31, 1973); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 3-December 2, 1973).

	title:		The Arts of Ghana
	opening date:   1977-10-11T04:00:00
	<i>The Arts of Ghana</i>. Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (October 11-December 11, 1977); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (February 11-March 26, 1978); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (May 3-July 2, 1978).

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PROVENANCE

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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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