the artist, Joseph (Paa Joe) Tetteh Ashong [born 1947]
2019-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Car-shaped Coffin, 2018
- Joseph (Paa Joe) Tetteh Ashong, Ghanaian, born 1947
Wood, plexiglass, metal, and fabric
- Overall: 41 1/2 × 103 × 43 inches (105.4 × 261.6 × 109.2 cm)
Museum Purchase, Funds from the Education General Fund
2019.1
On View
- African: Journey of Life, Level 1, North
Department
African Art
Details
Joseph (Paa Joe) Tetteh Ashong, Car-shaped Coffin, 2018, wood, Plexiglass, metal, and fabric. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Funds from the Education General Fund, 2019.1.
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