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» Akan artist, Twifo region, Hemang city, Ghana

Artist / Origin	Akan artist, Twifo region, Hemang city, Ghana Region: Africa
Date	17th century Period: 1400 CE - 1800 CE
Material	Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments Medium: Sculpture
Dimensions	H: approx. 8 in. (20.24 cm.)
Location	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit	Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection

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