Gold Weight
AF2497
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Ghana
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2497 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Ashanti | Akan |
| Provenience | Ghana |
| Period | Early 20th Century |
| Date Made | 1900-1912 |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Brass |
| Iconography | Horn |
| Description | Elephant's tusk horn, decorated with spiral binding and two tiers of jaws. Used to weigh gold. |
| Length | 0.6 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
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