Ashanti weight in the form of a man shooting a crocodile
- Made:
- West Africa
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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a man shooting a crocodile with musket as it emerges from the water.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1943-192/8
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- type:
- gold weight (ashanti)
- credit:
- Major W.R. Gosling