Gold Weight

Akan group, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, African

20th century

  • Titles Gold Weight (Descriptive)
  • Medium brass
  • Dimensions Overall: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) Overall1: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ellen and Fred Elsas, 1986.773.3
  • Work Type weight
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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