Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1935.310
Gold discs dangling on the chests of Akan state officials and elites showed their rank and duties. Worn by these akrafo (“soul people”) since the 1800s, they are often linked to kradware, officials who represent and purify (“wash”) the king’s soul. To make them, goldsmiths cas...
Artifact
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115163
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object
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citation
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CC0
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en
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wikidata
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"Q80008268"
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source
import
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accession
1935.31
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Source image fields (4)
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Terms
Culture
Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante Empire/Kingdom, probably Kumasi, member of the goldsmiths’ guild
Technique
Gold
Medium
Gold
Genre
Jewelry
Department
African Art
Relations
belongs_to