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1987.33.23

Copper alloy weight in the shape of a mancala board; fourteen cup shapes on a three pronged stand. [CAR 18/08/2008]

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1987.33.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy weight in the shape of a mancala board; fourteen cup shapes on a three pronged stand. [CAR 18/08/2008]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Ashanti
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector Phyllis Theodora Evans
PRM source Beryl Evans
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1987
Date collected
By 1987
Acquisition information
Donated: 10/1987
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Length x Width 57 x 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1987.33.23

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