- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Brass cast weight in the form of a bird, for weighing gold. [MJD 30/11/2009]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Asante
- Person
- Field collector S.G. Hewlett
- Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett
- PRM source S.G. Hewlett
- PRM source Sydney Gerald Hewlett
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1934
- Date collected
- By 1934
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1934
- Materials and processes
- Material Brass Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
- Dimensions
- Length: max 30 mm, Width: max 12 mm, Height: max 32 mm, Weight 18 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1934.63.41
Search terms: Measurement, Figure, Gold Weight, Bird Figure
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