Eighty-four Ashanti weights in cast brass
- Made:
- West Africa
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Eighty-four Ashanti weights in cast brass, comprising:- series (a) "Human occupations", 9; (b) "Animals, birds and fish", 21; (c) "Implements" 16; (d) Flat block weights with geometric designs, 30; (e) "Pagoda", 3; (f) "Fruit and suds", 3; (g) "Pyramids", 2
Ashanti weight in the form of a man lying on a bed
Ashanti weight in the form of a man carrying an animal
Ashanti weight in the form of a man
Ashanti weight in the form of a man
Ashanti weight in the form of a man carrying a parcel on his head
Ashanti weight in the form of a man drawing sap
Ashanti weight in the form of a man shooting a crocodile
Ashanti weight in the form of a man
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of two birds
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a goat
Ashanti weight in the form of a goat
Ashanti weight in the form of a goat
Ashanti weight in the form of a coiled snake
Ashanti weight in the form of two crocodiles
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Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1943-192
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- type:
- gold weight (ashanti)
- credit:
- Major W.R. Gosling
