Asante. Weight. Cast brass, 3/8 x 2 in. (1 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams, 74.218.42 (Photo: , 74.218.33-.53_bw.jpg)
Asante. Weight. Cast brass, 3/8 x 2 in. (1 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams, 74.218.42 (Photo: , CUR.74.218.33-.53_print_bw.jpg)
Weight
Arts of Africa
CULTURE
Asante
MEDIUM
Cast brass
DIMENSIONS
3/8 x 2 in. (1 x 5.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER
74.218.42
CREDIT LINE
The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Asante. Weight. Cast brass, 3/8 x 2 in. (1 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams, 74.218.42 (Photo: , 74.218.33-.53_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
group, 74.218.33-.53_bw.jpg.
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