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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Currency (okpoho)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Currency (okpoho)

Maker Nigerian Artist
Date19th century
Made/manufacturedPort Harcourt, Nigeria
MediumCast cuprous alloy, patina
Dimensions2 3/8 × 40 × 5 in. (6 × 101.6 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard Gilbert
Object number2017.5.3
Collections
DescriptionOpen ring ending in two flared ends.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Currency (okpoho)
Nigerian Artist
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Currency torque
Nigerian Artist
19th -20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Fan for Priestess of Osun
Yoruba Artist
1970-1971
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Embracing Ganeshas
Nepalese
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Handheld Cross
Ethiopian Artist
13th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bracelet
Tuareg Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Pair of Ogboni Society Figures (edan ogboni)
Yoruba Artist
mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Hat
Kuba Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Long handled hoe (haywa)
Djerma Artist
19th-early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Head of Buddha
Unknown Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Beaded bottle
Nigerian Artist
1954-1965
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Anklet
Nkundu Artist
early-mid 20th century

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