Gold Weight

Akan

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Akan. Gold Weight, 19th–20th century. Copper alloy, 1 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams, 88.192.86. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold Weight

Date

19th–20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

1 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams

Accession Number

88.192.86

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