Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
- Made:
- West Africa
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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a bird with a bill crest next to a coiled snake.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1943-192/15
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- type:
- gold weight (ashanti)
- credit:
- Major W.R. Gosling
