Figures, Acrobatic, Brass : 2015.4.6

Title:

Brass Acrobatic Figures

Object Name:

Figures, Acrobatic, Brass

Other Name:

Decorative, Asante

Place of Origin:

Asante, Ghana, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Vivian Olson spent over 35 years as a missionary, in Sierra Leone. A letter that accompanied the seven items that she donated, make some mention of each piece. In her own words:

The brass acrobats come from Ghana.

Description:

Two—piece, decorative, brass, acrobats. Bottom piece, in the shape of a man holding a long stick, upon which the top figures feet are to be placed, in efforts to balance it, using to ball—shaped counter weights at either side of long wire.

Collection:

Vivian Olson Collection

Material:

Brass

Used:

Domestic Use

Technique:

Metalsmithing

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2015.4.6