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1932.11.34

Copper alloy weight for weighing gold in the form of a snake and bird. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/01/2011]

1932.11.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy weight for weighing gold in the form of a snake and bird. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/01/2011]
Long description
Copper alloy weight for weighing gold in the form of a snake and bird. The coiled snake is biting the neck of a hornbill bird. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/01/2011]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector J.C. McGranahan
PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By November 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 60 mm, Width: max 25 mm, Weight 47 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.11.34

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