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CultureAfrican
Date19th century
MediumCopper
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 7 inches (19.05 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Fifi White
Object number2000.28.5
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DescriptionA piece of cast copper in the shape of an "X." One side is basically flat while the other has some relief to it. The metal has a reddish tint on one side while the other side (the flat side) is more brown in color.Provenance

With Fifi White, Shawnee Mission, KS, by 1986-2000;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2000.

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