Ashanti brass weight with whorl decoration

Made:
West Africa
One of 84 Ashanti  brass weights in the form of a square tablet Group shot clockwise from bottom left of 1943-192/68 one of 84

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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a square tablet
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Group shot clockwise from bottom left of 1943-192/68 one of 84
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a square tablet with a hatched and single whorl pattern.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1943-192/76
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
gold weight (ashanti)
credit:
Major W.R. Gosling