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Cast brass or bronze effigies of birds
Cast brass or bronze effigies of birds
Object Number 99-12-50/53724
Display Title Cast brass or bronze effigies of birds
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurines, cast brass, birds on pedestals
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Ashanti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Western
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 4.5 x 1.4 cm (1 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 53724
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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