- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Small bronze figure of a seated man playing an instrument
- Cultural groups
- Asante
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Date made: Possibly before 1874
- Date collected
- ?By 1874
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884
- Materials and processes
- Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Height: max 49 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 65 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.113.7
Search terms: Music, Figure, Model, Measurement, Musical Instrument, Harp, Gold Weight
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