Gold-weight (abrammuo): scorpion

Akan

1 of 2

Caption

Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): scorpion, late 19th–early 20th century. Silver, 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jerome Furman, 70.106.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Akan

Title

Gold-weight (abrammuo): scorpion

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Silver

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Jerome Furman

Accession Number

70.106.6

Have information?

Have information about an artwork? Contact us at

bkmcollections@brooklynmuseum.org.