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On View In:
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Artist:
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Kwaku Benpoh
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Title:
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Man Carrying an Executioner's Sword, from a shrine group
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Date:
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First half 20th century
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Medium:
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Wood
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Dimensions:
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13 7/8 x 5 9/16 x 13 13/16 in. (35.2 x 14.1 x 35.1 cm) (without base)
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund and gift of funds from N. Bud and Beverly Grossman
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Location:
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Gallery Not on view
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Benpoh, Kwaku
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Role:
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Maker
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Culture:
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Ashanti
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Life Dates:
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d.1936
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Stickers 'A', on blue sticker, on bottom of base; dealer's sticker, on bottom of base
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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barefooted standing man wearing short pants and holding a very large sword with openwork blade over his PL shoulder; arms outstretched; attached base
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Ghana, West Africa region
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Accession #:
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99.166.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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