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1934.68.3.1

Circular metal vessel, or Kuduo, on three legs. For lid see [1934.68.3 .2] [RM [OPS Move] 26/7/2016]

1934.68.3.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular metal vessel, or Kuduo, on three legs. For lid see [1934.68.3 .2] [RM [OPS Move] 26/7/2016]
Long description
Circular metal box [.1] on three legs with lid [.2] attached by chain. [ZM 13/1/2006]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 86 mm total, Height: max 122 mm total, Height: max 72 mm, Diameter: max 86 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.68.3.1
Research and responses

Kuduo ... for burying valuables with the dead Ashanti [1934.63.32] [AP 9/8/2000]

Search terms: Box, Death, Religion, Vessel, Grave Good