Brass container

Museum number:
5-4151a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21054151a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.2019
Description:
Brass vessel; used as a contained for shea-butter; forowa; total height 20.5 cm; used also for ceremonial purpose. A) Cylindrical container with stamped animal and geometric designs. B) Conical lid. C) Open-work base.
Donor:
Ghana Museum and Monuments Board
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ghana; Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collection date:
June 9, 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Brass container, accession number 5-4151a-c, described as Brass vessel; used as a contained for shea-butter; forowa; total height 20.5 cm; used also for ceremonial purpose. A) Cylindrical container with stamped animal and geometric designs. B) Conical lid. C) Open-work base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Brass container, accession number 5-4151a-c, described as Brass vessel; used as a contained for shea-butter; forowa; total height 20.5 cm; used also for ceremonial purpose. A) Cylindrical container with stamped animal and geometric designs. B) Conical lid. C) Open-work base.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brass container, accession number 5-4151a-c, described as Brass vessel; used as a contained for shea-butter; forowa; total height 20.5 cm; used also for ceremonial purpose. A) Cylindrical container with stamped animal and geometric designs. B) Conical lid. C) Open-work base.

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