Gold-weight (abrammuo): mancala board

Akan

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): mancala board, late 19th–mid 20th century. Bronze, 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (1.7 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.231.28. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): mancala board

Date

late 19th–mid 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Weights/Measures

Dimensions

11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (1.7 x 5.7 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

44.231.28

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