Akuaba

Object/Artifact

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Akuaba

Entry/Object ID

1984.03.06

Description

cedar wood (tweneboa wood to the Ashanti)

Acquisition

Accession

1984.03

Source or Donor

John E. Edgerly

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of John E. Edgerly

Made/Created

Artist

Unrecorded Artist

Date made

1900 - 1980

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Ghana

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Ashanti, Fante

Akan

Notes

Elongated forehead is similar to Fante works rather than Ashanti but the dark color is more typical of Ashanti.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Idol

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

4-1/4 in