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Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Amhara
MEDIUM Copper alloy
  • Place Made: Ethiopia
    • DATES 19th or 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (36.8 x 24.2 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 88.192.7
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1981, provenance not yet documented; between 1961 and 1981, acquired by Franklin Hall Williams and Shirley Broyard Williams of New York, NY; 1988, gift of Franklin Hall Williams and Shirley Broyard Williams to the Brooklyn Museum.
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