Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Dr Alexander Atta Yaw Kyeremanten (1916-76) and donated by Miss Mary Desborough Cra'ster [aka Craister] (1957-1988), Assistant Curator, MAA.
These probably given to Mary Cra'ster when Dr Kyerematen was in Cambridge in early 1970s and was working to turn his 1966 Oxford doctoral thesis into a book. It is unclear if they were intended as a personal gift to her or the museum.
Event Date 1970
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Brass goldweight.
Event Date 1970
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1970.20: 'Gold-weight'.
Event Date 1970
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
No catalogue card found for 1970.20.
Event Date 02/12/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Amendments / updates)
While no catalogue card was found, this item is part of the accession number series 1970.16 to 1970.20, therefore Dr A. A. Y. Kyeramateng is assumed to be the collector of this item. He is likely to be Dr Alexander Atta Yaw Kyeremanten, founder and first director of Ghana National Cultural Centre, Kumasi, which now bears his name.
Event Date 25/1/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie