Collection

Ashanti weight in the form of a fruit

PART OF:
Eighty-four Ashanti weights in cast brass
Made:
West Africa
One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a fruit?

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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a fruit?
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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a fruit?

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1943-192/32
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
gold weight (ashanti)
credit:
Major W.R. Gosling

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