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ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms
ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA - Fagan Arms

ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA

$675.00

9 ¼” height, brass, made of multiple pieces resulting in a lidded container with removable base housing another cylindrical lidded container. Relief decorated throughout in fish and beasts within and surrounded by geometric panels. Forowa were the possessions of kings and courtiers in the Akan kingdoms. Used to store items of personal value and significance. As receptacles for their owners' kra, or life force, they were prominent features of ceremonies designed to honor and protect that individual. Ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection C.1910-20.

Item ID: B8242
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ASHANTI COMPOUND VESSEL FOROWA

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