Accession No

Z 25401 B


Description

Abrammo. Brass goldweight in shape of an elephant tail whisk. Rope handle and ends meet to fold on top of each other.


Place

Africa; West Africa; Ghana; Ashanti


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 25401 B


Cultural Affliation

Asante [Ashanti]


Material

Metal; Brass


Local Term


Measurements

21mm x 5mm x 87mm Weight 0.016kg


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 25401 A-D: '4 Goldweights in shape of elephant tail whisks. A: Tail twisted to form 8. Rope handle partially broken off; B: Rope handle and ends meet to fold on top of each other; C: Plain, unadorned handle; D: Large weight, rope handle, lattice design on base.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Amendments / updates)
Tabitha Cotterill: 'Many of the golweights at UCMAA have small coloured dots adhered to them. The numbers written on these refer to the weight of the goldweight in grams' (05/11/2001).
Event Date 05/11/2001
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Abrammo. Brass goldweight in shape of an elephant tail whisk. Rope handle and ends meet to fold on top of each other.
Event Date 29/10/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:285303

Images (Click to view full size):