Gold weight
Merchants used these copper alloy weights as a standard for weighing gold dust when trading. This weight, made before 1900, has an intricate design that was probably influenced by Asante proverb and tradition. The weight shows 2 groups of 3 birds, and another bird at the top of the weight.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 66/1938/12/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Currency
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Material
- copper alloy (cast)
- Common Name
- gold weight
- Simple Name
- weight
- Production County
- South Ghana
- Production Country
- Ghana
- Production Year Low
- 1400
- Production Year High
- 1900
