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1938.34.678

Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in form of a pair of drums. [MJD 01/06/2011]

1938.34.678

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in form of a pair of drums. [MJD 01/06/2011]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Ashanti
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Height: max 21 mm, Width: max 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.678 Other numbers: 678
Research and responses

According to de Kolb (1968) Ashanti Goldweights No.1, Gallery d'Hautbarr: New York, page 43 the proverb relating to the pair of drums is 'Pair of ntumpane drums Proverb: No one takes his talking drums and goes and beats them in the war camp to which he has fled'. [MJD 24/06/2011]

Search terms: Measurement, Music, Gold Weight, Goblet Drum

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