COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1935.310
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CMA_.1935.310
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Africa, Ghana, Asante, Kumasi, 19th century
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Africa, Ghana, Asante, Kumasi, 19th century
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Africa, Ghana, Asante, Kumasi, 19th century
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Africa, Ghana, Asante, Kumasi, 19th century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Soul Disk Pendant (krakonmu)
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Soul Disk Pendant (krakonmu)
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
before 1896
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before 1896
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1886
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1886
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1896
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1896
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
cast gold, hammered
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cast gold, hammered
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Jewelry
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Jewelry
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Africa, Ghana, Asante, Kumasi, 19th century
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Africa, Ghana, Asante, Kumasi, 19th century
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Diameter: 9.8cm, Overall: 1.3cm
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Diameter: 9.8cm, Overall: 1.3cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1935.310
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1935.310
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Dudley P. Allen Fund
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Charles Ratton, Paris
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Charles Ratton, Paris
Provenance
false
Context:
These circular pendants were worn by important priests responsible for the ritual purity of the king's soul. The well-being of the realm was intimately associated with the state of the king's soul, which was likened to the brilliance and everlastingness of the sun.
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These circular pendants were worn by important priests responsible for the ritual purity of the king's soul. The well-being of the realm was intimately associated with the state of the king's soul, which was likened to the brilliance and everlastingness of the sun.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1935.310.tif
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CMA_.1935.310.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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