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Trophy head, 18th or 19th century (gold)

Trophy head, 18th or 19th century (gold)
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TWC5862237
Image title
Trophy head, 18th or 19th century (gold)
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Artist
Akan School / Ghanaian
Location
Wallace Collection, London, UK
Medium
gold
Dimensions
20x14.5x14 cms
Image description

Akan (Ghana) gold head of Gyamanhene Adinkra or Bandahene Worosa. Funerary sculpture; bust of fallen foe sculpted in pur gold The prongs at the corners of the mouth represent the departure of the soul from the body. The trophy head is part of the fabulous golden treasure of King Kofi Kakari of Asante, and ancient kingdom in Ghana, West Africa; the treasure was seized by British soldiers on the orders of their commander, Field-Marshal Viscount Wolseley, during the Asante campaign of 1873.

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© Wallace Collection, London, UK / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
ceremony / west african / mask / face / African / oriental armoury / metalwork / Golden / asante / ashanti / Ghana / ghanaian / sculpture / artifact / artefact / trophy / tribal

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