Sujet

Jewelry, 1800s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Jewelry, 1800s. Shared by different Akan and Akan-related peoples, including the Asante and Baule, gold ornaments indicate status and wealth and are worn at public festivals by titleholders, chiefs, and kings. Most pectoral disks are suspended over the chest by a white, pineapple-fiber cord. They are owned by the okra, a young official who purifies the chief?s soul--hence, the name akrafokonmu, meaning "soul-washer?s badges" or "soul disks."

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19F89_021

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,3Mo (1,9Mo) / 24,6cm x 43,1cm / 2905 x 5088 (300dpi)

Mots clés

bijoux Le Ghana 19e siècle Unknown The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Guinea Coast Jewelry cast gold cast gold hammered