Gold-weight (abrammuo): tortoise

Akan

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Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): tortoise, late 19th–mid 20th century. Copper, 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (8 x 3.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund, 44.4.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): tortoise

Date

late 19th–mid 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Copper

Classification

Weights/Measures

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (8 x 3.5 x 3.9 cm)

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund

Accession Number

44.4.5

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