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1938.18.881

Copper alloy weight representing a face or a mask, with a sun burst design and perforated rings on the outer edge. [CAR 19/08/2008]

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1938.18.881

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy weight representing a face or a mask, with a sun burst design and perforated rings on the outer edge. [CAR 19/08/2008]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Ashanti
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1938
Date collected
By 1938
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 85 mm, Width: max 83 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.18.881 Other numbers: H 2
Associated publications
Listed as number 15 on page 6 of Art from the Guinea Coast (Pitt Rivers Museum, Illustrated Catalogue No. 1), Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum (1965): 'GHANA. 15. Badge with human face cast in brass. Ashanti (1938.18.881) (8.5 cm.)'. (For details of exhibition, see under 'Display History'.) [JC 12 9 2013]

Search terms: Measurement, Figure, Gold Weight, Mask

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