Bird-Shaped Gold Weight
Early 1900s
Culture
Baule
Country
Côte d'Ivoire
Object
gold weight
Medium
bronze
Accession Number
2001.954
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Baule artist, Bird-Shaped Gold Weight, Early 1900s. Bronze; 1 7/8 in. x 5/8 in. x 2 in. Denver Art Museum: Anonymous Gift, 2001.954
Dimensions
height: 1 7/8 in, 4.7625 cm; width: 5/8 in, 1.5875 cm; depth: 2 in, 5.0800 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Gustave (b. 1910, d. 1988) and Franyo (b. 1909, d. 2005) Schindler Collection, collected about 1940-1965; Collection of (or purchase by) Private Collection, New York, NY, before 2001; Gift to DAM 08/09/2001
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