Skip to content

Box of Cowrie Shells

Creator Name

--

Cultural Context

Ghanaian

Date

19th century

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Box of cowrie shells

Work details

"--" = no data available
Curationist Logo= Curationist added metadata

Title

Box of Cowrie Shells

Creator

--

Worktype

Shell-Implements

Cultural Context

Ghanaian

Material

Cowrie shell, glass, cardboard

Dimensions

Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

Technique

--

Language

--

Date

19th century

Provenance

Gift of Alfred L. Scheinberg in memory of Bernard Scheinberg, 1987

Style Period

--

Rights

Curationist Logo
Public Domain
Public Domain

Inscription

--

Location

Guinea Coast, Ghana

Subjects

--

Topic

--

Related Content

--

All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:

Box of Cowrie Shells, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

Help us improve this content!

Let our archivists know if you have something to add.

Save this work.

Start an account to add this work to your personal curated collection.
masonry card