Gold-weight

Accession Number
1986/2.135

Title
Gold-weight

Artist(s)
Akan

Artist Nationality
Akan (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1900-1985

Medium & Support
brass

Dimensions
3/8 in x 3/8 in (1 cm x 1 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden

Subject matter
Gold-weight in the shape of a geometric clover or trefoil. Weights of this shape were produced beginning in the 16th century and are a somewhat rare gold-weight shape. 
See: Sheales, Fiona, African Goldweights, London, BMP, 2014.

Physical Description
Gold-weight in the shape of a triangular block with trefoil-lobed ends and grooved sides. 

Primary Object Classification
Metalwork

Primary Object Type
goldweight

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
Plants
geometric shapes
goldweights
measuring
miniature (size attribute)
weighing devices

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