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Disks and strips made of bottle tops connected with thin copper wire; predominately gold and red
Old Man's Cloth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Old Man's Cloth

Artist El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944)
Date2003
Place of originGhana
MediumAluminum and copper wire
Dimensions16 ft. x 17 ft. 1 in. (487.7 x 520.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from friends of the Harn Museum
Object number2005.37
Collections
Visual DescriptionDisks and strips made of bottle tops connected with thin copper wire; predominately gold and red
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