Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric

Akan

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Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric, ca. 1700–1900. Copper alloy, width: 1 1/2 in. (height: 1.5 cm length: 2.7 cm width: 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shirley B. Williams, 1990.221.78. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric

Date

ca. 1700–1900

Period

Late Period

Geography

Place used: Ghana

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

width: 1 1/2 in. (height: 1.5 cm length: 2.7 cm width: 2.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Shirley B. Williams

Accession Number

1990.221.78

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