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Kneeling man scrubbing base

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Title:

Subject:

Man

Description:

A brass statue of a man on hands and knees scrubbing (?) base

Material:

Metal

Medium:

Brass

Technique:

Casting

Decorative Technique:

None

Decorative Motif:

None

Culture:

African

Period or Region:

Western and Central Sudan

Style Or Location:

Asante Kingdom

Group:

Ashanti

Country of Origin:

Ghana

Modern Country Name:

Ghana

Category:

Sculpture

Object Type:

Statue

Dimensions:

2.15x5.75x1.95cm

Whole Or Part:

Whole

Inscription:

English

Date Accessioned:

11/10/1976

Original Information:

Engraved on bottom "Made in British West Africa"; Envelope "Ashanti and Ghana brass money human figures all different"; Paper "Smaller, more negro type of male figures all old 1 1/2 to 2 3/4 in height, all on board one has 2 figures together one is seated playing drum, 13 pieces"

Auction House Information:

Hans M. F. Schulman, Public Coin Auction, Part III, pg. 19, January 26-27, 1971

Provenance:

Howard D. Gibbs

Accession #:

76.1.0171

Collection:

Madison Art

Record created:

Jan. 1, 1980

Last modified:

Aug. 24, 2010

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