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ID: 700008507 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008507 | Record Type: Movable Work |
Coffin (coffin; Joe, Paa (Ga sculptor, born 1945); Late 20th century; National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United State...; 2010-9-1) | |
Titles: |
Coffin (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
coffin [300197585] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, ceremonial containers, funerary containers) |
sculptures (preferred) |
Creation Date: Late 20th century |
Joe, Paa (Ga sculptor, born 1945) [preferred,VP] |
artist Joe, Paa (Ga sculptor, born 1945) [500356946] |
Locations: |
Creation: Ghana [1000166] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Current: National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United States) [500311458] Smithsonian Institution, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: 2010-9-1 |
Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth and Bonnie Brown |
Display Materials: Wood, paint |
wood (plant material) [300011914] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>) |
paint (coating) [300015029] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>) |
Dimensions: 121.9 x 254 x 86.4cm (48 x 100 x 34in.) |
Ghanaian (preferred) |
Ga (Guinea Coast style) [300016022] (preferred,N/A) | |
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, African (general| continental cultures), <African by cultural or regional designation>, West African (general), Guinea Coast styles, Ga-Adangme) |
ceremonial objects (preferred) |
coffins [300197585] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, ceremonial containers, funerary containers) (AAT) |
Provenance: Kenneth and Bonnie Brown, purchased from artist Paa Joe at his workshop in Teshi-Nungua (outside Accra), Ghana, ca. 1992 to 2010 |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Coffin | ........ [VP] |
........ National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 13 May 2015 | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
....................... National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 13 May 2015 |
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