Soul Washer’s Pendant (akrafokonmu)

Artist Fante artist

Date20th century

MediumGold alloy

DimensionsDiam. 5 1/8 in. (13.0 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Art Trust Endowment

Object number2002.14

On View

On view

ProvenanceCharles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC; sold to NCMA 2002.Published ReferencesMary Ellen Soles, "Accent on Africa: Recent Acquisitions of African Art," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (March/April 2003), very briefly discussed and illus. (color) 9.

North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection," (Raleigh, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, 2024), illus. (color) 52.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Accent on Africa: Recent Acquisitions of African Art," April 6-August 10, 2003, brochure no. 14, illus. (b-w).

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Objects of Desire: The Museum Collects, 1994-2004," July 18, 2004-February 27, 2005.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Reflections on Light: Works from the NCMA Collection,” September 9, 2020–August 15, 2021.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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