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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
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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.
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