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Pendant

Pendant

19th/mid–20th century

Asante Ghana Coastal West Africa

Ghana

This brass pendant would have most likely been worn around the neck. It is weighted at the bottom, where two semicircular forms face each other with an open space between them. This piece of jewelry was created using the lost-wax technique.

Copper alloy

Arts of Africa