Gold-weight (abrammuo): snake

Akan

Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): snake, late 19th–early 20th century. Copper alloy, 1 5/16 x 11/16 in. (3.3 x 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.231.13.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): snake

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ashanti Region, Ghana

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Weights/Measures

Dimensions

1 5/16 x 11/16 in. (3.3 x 1.8 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

44.231.13

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