Jewelry, 1800s. Creator: Unknown.

Jewelry, 1800s. Creator: Unknown.

2-732-651 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Jewelry, 1800s. 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. Most pectoral disks are suspended over the chest by a white, pineapple-fiber cord. They are owned by the okra, a young official who purifies the chief’s soul--hence, the name akrafokonmu, meaning "soul-washer’s badges" or "soul disks."


Image Details


Medium
  1. Cast gold, hammered

Picture Type
  1. Jewelry

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4118x3168
File Size : 38,221kb


Aliases

  1. 1935.311
  1. 115164
  1. 0940008066
  1. 1935.311
  1. 2-732-651
  1. 2732651

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