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1884.140.982

Weight for weighing gold dust in the form of five birds on a post.

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1884.140.982

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Collection type
Object
Description
Weight for weighing gold dust in the form of five birds on a post.
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Cultural groups
Asante
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 21/08/2008
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Height: max 60 mm, Width: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.982 PR Cat other PR nos: 2675
Research and responses

The 579 refers to an entry in Blue book - Blue book entry - Representative Art Case 66 572 - 84 Copper figures (13) used as weights representing men and animals Ashanti W Africa (2675) which has not yet been definitely matched to an existing entry in the catalogue, several possibles have been identified. [AP]

Search terms: Figure, Measurement, Bird Figure, Gold Weight

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