Caption

Asante. Scoop, Beaten brass, High point of rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) 3 3/16 x 5 7/8 in. (8.1 x 14.9 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, 74.218.116.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Asante

Title

Scoop

Geography

Place made: Ashanti Region, Ghana

Medium

Beaten brass

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

High point of rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) 3 3/16 x 5 7/8 in. (8.1 x 14.9 cm)

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

Accession Number

74.218.116

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