- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in the form of a reef knot. [MJD 14/06/2011]
- Cultural groups
- Asante
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1901
- Date collected
- 1901
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1933
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
- Dimensions
- Length: max 41 mm, Width: max 9 mm, Weight 9 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1933.66.23
- Research and responses
According to de Kolb (1968) Ashanti Goldweights No.2, Gallery d'Hautbarr: New York, page 17 the proverb relating to knots is 'only the wise can untie it.' [MJD 24/06/2011]
Search terms: Measurement, Gold Weight
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