Asante (Ashanti) weight in the form of a coiled snake gripping a bird in its mouth
- PART OF:
- Eighty-four Asante
- Made:
- 1400-1940 in West Africa
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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a bird being attacked by a coiled snake.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1943-192/16
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 15 mm x 63 mm x 26 mm, .015 kg
- type:
- gold weight (ashanti)
- credit:
- Major W.R. Gosling