Gold Weight

AF2497

Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF2497
Current Location Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture Ashanti | Akan
Provenience Ghana
Period Early 20th Century
Date Made 1900-1912
Section African
Materials Brass
Iconography Horn
Description

Elephant's tusk horn, decorated with spiral binding and two tiers of jaws. Used to weigh gold.

Length 0.6 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912

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