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Shea Butter (Forowa Pomade) Container
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Shea Butter (Forowa Pomade) Container

Artist/Maker (Ghana)
Datecollected between 1960-1973
Mediumcopper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 x 4 in. (13 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0116
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Asante people
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