Pendant (Bush Cow Head)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

AIC_.1991.393

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AIC_.1991.393

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Costume and Jewelry

oty

Costume and Jewelry

Object Type

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

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

crt

Akan

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Pendant (Bush Cow Head)

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Pendant (Bush Cow Head)

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

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1950

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Gold

omd

Gold

Materials and Techniques

false

Style or Period:

Lagoons

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Lagoons

Style or Period

false

Style or Period:

Akan

std

Akan

Style or Period

false

Subject Description:

Cast gold pendant of bushcow/man head with horns. Face with closed almond-shaped eyes; raised, triangular nose; small, oval cut-out mouth; and three diagonal lines on each cheek. Three suspension rings at top of head between two up-turned horns. Cast to appear as if composed of thread.

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Cast gold pendant of bushcow/man head with horns. Face with closed almond-shaped eyes; raised, triangular nose; small, oval cut-out mouth; and three diagonal lines on each cheek. Three suspension rings at top of head between two up-turned horns. 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:

8.5 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in.)

met

8.5 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 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:

1991.393

ooa

1991.393

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 (Bush Cow Head)