The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Pendant: Cross Form with Bird

Pendant: Cross Form with Bird

before 1942
Gold
Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1942.170
Location: not on view

Description

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.
  • ?-1942
    (Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY)
    1942-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH by purchase
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 Invoice from Pierre Matisse Gallery, March 6, 1942; Check Form Memorandum with Accessions Committee Meeting 2-13-42. CMA Curatorial File
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    Provenance Footnotes
    1 Invoice from Pierre Matisse Gallery, March 6, 1942; Check Form Memorandum with Accessions Committee Meeting 2-13-42. CMA Curatorial File

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.170