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Nsodie (memorial head) by Akan artist
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Nsodie (memorial head)

Akan artist · 17th–mid-18th century

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Artist

Akan artist

Date

17th–mid-18th century

Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

H. 8 in. × W. 5 1/2 in. × D. 4 3/4 in. (20.3 × 14 × 12.1 cm)

Classification

Ceramics-Sculpture

Department

The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Culture / origin

Akan peoples

Credit line

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1967

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