Weight
Artist
ASHANTI
MediumMetal
ClassificationsMeasuring Devices
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1972.16.1
Descriptionrectangular bronze with one surface decorated with linear pattern.symbol of moon and star, mother with child in womb.
crescent moon pointing down symbolizes motherhood. Mounted on plexiglass base.
crescent up represents fruitfulness
teeth: life giving rays of moon
On View
Not on viewCollections
Samoa
19th century
19th/20th century
Inuit (Eskimo)
William Wellstood after A.F. Bellows
ASHANTI