Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric

Akan

Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric, late 19th–mid 20th century. Copper, 3/8 x 1 in. (1 x 2.5 cm) mount: 2 1/2 × 1 × 1 in. (6.4 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund, 44.4.4.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric

Date

late 19th–mid 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Copper

Classification

Weights/Measures

Dimensions

3/8 x 1 in. (1 x 2.5 cm) mount: 2 1/2 × 1 × 1 in. (6.4 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund

Accession Number

44.4.4

Have information?

Have information about an artwork? Contact us at

bkmcollections@brooklynmuseum.org.