Gold Weight in the Form of a Disk (Abramoo)

Akan group, Ghana or, Côte d'Ivoire, African

  • Titles Gold Weight in the Form of a Disk (Abramoo) (Descriptive)
  • Medium silver
  • Dimensions 1/8 x 1/2 in. (0.3 x 1.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ellen and Fred Elsas, 1986.768.2
  • Work Type weight
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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Rectangular hide apron adorned with glass beads -- predominantly white, but borders and certain patterns in pink, green, blue, and burgundy beads. Waistband is folded over and adorned with beads and small metal rings -- one section is stuffed with straw. Panel of beaded fringe at bottom center of panel.
Wide brown jar with narrower short, flared rim tapers to narrow bottom. Shoulder has repeating modeled pattern of small abstract human faces alternating with vertical elements of double bars and raised bumps.
Spherical reddish-brown vessel has narrow mouth raised on three-chambered opening covered in raised bumps.
Staff with snake-head finial