Asante. <em>Weight</em>. Cast brass, 9/16 x 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (1.4 x 1.6 x 4.4 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, 74.218.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.218.97_front_PS5.jpg)

Asante. Weight. Cast brass, 9/16 x 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (1.4 x 1.6 x 4.4 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, 74.218.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.218.97_front_PS5.jpg)

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CULTURE Asante

MEDIUM Cast brass

Place Made: Ashanti Region, Ghana

DIMENSIONS 9/16 x 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (1.4 x 1.6 x 4.4 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

ACCESSION NUMBER 74.218.97

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

RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY

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CAPTION Asante. Weight. Cast brass, 9/16 x 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (1.4 x 1.6 x 4.4 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, 74.218.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.218.97_front_PS5.jpg)

IMAGE front, 74.218.97_front_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014

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