Accession Number
1997/1.466

Title
Gold-weight

Artist(s)
Akan

Artist Nationality
Akan (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
20th century

Medium & Support
brass

Dimensions
1 5/8 in x 7/16 in x 3/8 in (4.2 cm x 1.1 cm x 1 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis

Subject matter
Gold-weight in the shape of possibly a seed pod. In shape it resembles other gold-weights directly cast from nature (cf. Phillips, African Goldweights, 2010, p. 40; Garrard, Akan Weights and the Gold Trade, 1980, p. 291).

Physical Description
Gold-weight in the shape of four overlapping squares with rounded edges, attached to a short, pointed stem. 

Primary Object Classification
Metalwork

Primary Object Type
goldweight

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
goldweights
measuring
miniature (size attribute)
plant components
weighing devices