Satchel

Description

Satchel of hide, with shoulder strap and decorated with applied knives and bells, part of the regalia of Kwamin Intsiaku, Chief of Sarman: West Africa, Ghana, Elmina, Ashanti, pre 1903

Museum reference

A.1906.517.14

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Satchel

Production information

Sarman, Central Region, Ghana, Western Africa

Date

c. 1902 or earlier

Style / Culture

Asante

Materials

Hide

Physical description

Hide; decorated with applied knives and bells

Associations

Previous owner: Kwamin Intsiaku
Gold Coast, Western Africa