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...
कलाकृति/वस्तु
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1935.31
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Terms
संस्कृति
Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante Empire/Kingdom, probably Kumasi, member of the goldsmiths’ guild
तकनीक
Gold
माध्यम
Gold
विधा
Jewelry
विभाग
African Art
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