Pendant (Crocodile)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

AIC_.1991.391

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AIC_.1991.391

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Costume and Jewelry

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Costume and Jewelry

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

African; West African; Ghanain

crc

African; West African; Ghanain

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Côte d'Ivoire, Southern Ghana Africa,West Africa,Ghana

cdt

Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Côte d'Ivoire, Southern Ghana Africa,West Africa,Ghana

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Akan

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Akan

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

African; West African; Ivorian

crc

African; West African; Ivorian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Africa, Côte d'Ivoire Africa,West Africa,Côte d'Ivoire

cdt

Africa, Côte d'Ivoire Africa,West Africa,Côte d'Ivoire

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Lagoons

crt

Lagoons

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Pendant (Crocodile)

otn

Pendant (Crocodile)

Title

false

Title Type:

preferred

ott

preferred

Title Type

false

View:

front view

rid

front view

View

false

Creation Date:

Late 19th/mid 20th century

oct

Late 19th/mid 20th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1875

ocs

1875

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1950

oce

1950

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Gold

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Gold

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Jewelry

clt

Jewelry

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Akan

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Akan

Style or Period

false

Style or Period:

Lagoons

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Lagoons

Style or Period

false

Subject Description:

Cast gold pendant of stylized crocodile. Face at PL with oval-shaped eyes and square cut-out on nose. Two sets of three cut-out triangles divided by center-line running length of body and tail. Tail turns down. Two suspension rings at top. Cast to appear as if composed of thread.

sup

Cast gold pendant of stylized crocodile. Face at PL with oval-shaped eyes and square cut-out on nose. Two sets of three cut-out triangles divided by center-line running length of body and tail. Tail turns down. Two suspension rings at top. Cast to appear as if composed of thread.

Subject Description

false

Creation Place:

Africa,West Africa,Côte d'Ivoire

ocp

Africa,West Africa,Côte d'Ivoire

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

8.3 x 12.1 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in.)

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8.3 x 12.1 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in.)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1991.391

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1991.391

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Grace Hokin.

ooc

The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Grace Hokin.

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

orl

<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>

Rights

false

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Pendant (Crocodile)