Forawa : 2014.1.109

Title:

Forawa or Kuduo Container

Object Name:

Forawa

Other Name:

Forawa, (Kuduo)

Place of Origin:

Asante, Ghana, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 10—1/2"
W = 6—3/4"
D = 6—3/4"

Tooled brass containers called Forawa or Kuduo, are used by the Akan or Asante peoples, for storing materials such as shea butter (fat obtained from nuts), which possesses both cosmetic and medicinal qualities.

Description:

Planished container with dome—shaped lid, with repousse animals and insects along top of lid. Animal forms plainished in two bands around body, flat foot. Greenish gray oxidation over entire brass container.

Collection:

Finley Collection

Material:

Brass

Used:

Ritually Used

Technique:

Metal Working

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2014.1.109