Accession No
1981.79 B
Description
Abrammo. Brass goldweight. rectangular with geometrical design of 6 parallel bars on face.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Ghana; Ashanti
Period
Source
Cruise, L. (Mr) [collector]; Cruise, G. A. (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1981.79 B
Cultural Affliation
Asante [Ashanti]
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1981.79 A-F: '6 geometrical brass goldweights'.
Event Date 1981
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Display)
Exhibited in "Currency in Africa", MAA from June 2005-February 2006, captioned 'Brass gold-weights. Gold-weights such as these were used to measure out gold dust into standardised quantities. Most of those which survive today bear abstract geometric designs, but some feature representations of, for example, cloth, animals, or weapons. Asante, Ghana. 1940.197, 1950.688, 1970.19, 1981.79 B, Z 25585 F & Z 24515 B'. (F. Veys, 19/07/2006)
Event Date 06/2005
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in the Clarke Gallery, Intro Case, Goldweights Drawer, from May 2012.
Event Date 1/5/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Geometrical goldweight.
Event Date 9/10/2019
Author: Alexandra McKeever
FM:278650
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