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1930.7.32

Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in the shape of a fish with a birds head. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 21/12/2010]

1930.7.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in the shape of a fish with a birds head. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 21/12/2010]
Long description
Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in the shape of a fish with a birds head. The creature is U shaped with small loops along two sides of its body. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 21/12/2010]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Ashanti
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector Robert Powley Wild
PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Width: max 34 mm, Length: max 49 mm, Weight 16 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.7.32

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