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Gold-weight (abrammuo): leopard

Akan

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Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): leopard, 19th or 20th century. Brass, 1 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (4.3 x 9.5 cm) mount: 5 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (14 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.25.14. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): leopard

Date

19th or 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Brass

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

1 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (4.3 x 9.5 cm) mount: 5 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (14 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Laura L. Barnes

Accession Number

67.25.14

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Artists and makers

Akan

321 works in the collection