Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric

Akan

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): geometric, late 19th–mid 20th century. Bronze, 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in. (5.5 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.231.29. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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

Bronze

Classification

Weights/Measures

Dimensions

2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in. (5.5 x 5 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

44.231.29

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