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Akan (Akan (culture or style))
Golddust box with decorated lid
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.361A&B
A pipe with a thin, wooden stem and a cast brass bowl. The pipe bowl is decorated with various geometric designs and has a small conical base. 
Pipe
1890 – 1920
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
2000/2.28
A cast brass pipe bowl with a leaf design around the stem end and a design of horizontal grooves around the bottom, near the small round base. 
Pipe Bowl
1890 – 1920
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
2000/2.30

Bracelet
1955 – 1965
Gift of Pat Edgecomb
1987/2.60

Akan (Akan (culture or style))
Golddust box with decorated lid
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.360A&B
Cast brass head of a human. A beaded collar covers the neck and chin, while the top of the head is decorated with a beaded cap, small clusters of what may be flowers, and 'wings' that rise from either side of the head and almost meet by the mouth. There is an opening at the top of the head as well. 
Edo (Benin);Benin (ancient Nigerian) (Edo (African culture))
Commemorative Head
1800 – 1897
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.260
A pipe with a wooden stem attached to a cast brass pipe bowl. The bowl is plain except for a pattern of grooves near the small conical base. 
Pipe
1890 – 1920
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
2000/2.29
A cast brass pipe with a small bowl. There is no decoration on the pipe. 
Pipe
1890 – 1920
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
2000/2.31
A cast brass container with a round body and a short neck. The stopper is connected to the bottle by a string with brass, yellow, and blue beads. The body of the container is decorated with a grid-like pattern and an undulating line around the top and bottom edge. The top edge of the neck has a rope or braid-like pattern. 
Container
1890 – 1920
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
2000/2.36

Akan (Akan (culture or style))
Golddust box with decorated lid
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.362A&B
A circular cast metal vessel lid with a figural scene on top. Two seated male figures face each other, while both hold staffs and one wears a type of headdress. Between the figures sits a snake and a bowl. The top of the lid is also decorated with an axe, a crocodile or turtle, and spiral designs. 
Akan (Akan (culture or style))
Vessel Lid
19th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.123B
Cast brass fish, tail in an upwards arch, mouth open.
Bobo
Fish
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.601
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