ID: 700008507 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008507	Record Type: Movable Work

Coffin (coffin; Joe, Paa (Ga sculptor, born 1945); Late 20th century; National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United State...; 2010-9-1)

Titles:

Coffin (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

coffin [300197585] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, ceremonial containers, funerary containers)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: Late 20th century

Creator Display:

Joe, Paa (Ga sculptor, born 1945) [preferred,VP]

artist Joe, Paa (Ga sculptor, born 1945) [500356946]

Locations:

Creation: Ghana [1000166] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United States) [500311458] Smithsonian Institution, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2010-9-1

Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth and Bonnie Brown

Display Materials: Wood, paint

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	paint (coating) [300015029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

Dimensions: 121.9 x 254 x 86.4cm (48 x 100 x 34in.)

Cultures:

Ghanaian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Ga (Guinea Coast style) [300016022] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, African (general| continental cultures), <African by cultural or regional designation>, West African (general), Guinea Coast styles, Ga-Adangme)

General Subject:

ceremonial objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	coffins [300197585]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, ceremonial containers, funerary containers) (AAT)

Provenance: Kenneth and Bonnie Brown, purchased from artist Paa Joe at his workshop in Teshi-Nungua (outside Accra), Ghana, ca. 1992 to 2010

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Coffin	........ [VP]
	........ National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 13 May 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 13 May 2015