Bag

Description

Bag of hide, semi circular with with belt loop, decorated with two engraved knives in sheaths attached to the top edge and a central circular metal disc with semi circular shapes above and below, six bells hang from the curved edge of the bag, part of the regalia of Kwamin Intsiaku, Chief of Sarman: Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante people, pre 1903

Museum reference

A.1906.517.13

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bag

Production information

Unknown
Sarman, Central Region, Ghana, Western Africa

Date

Pre 1903

Style / Culture

Asante

Materials

Hide, Metal

Physical description

Hide; decorated with applied knives and bells

Associations

Previous owner: Kwamin Intsiaku

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, patterns of life