Gold weight
Goldweights were cast from copper alloy for use on scales to measure gold dust. Figurative goldweights tend to be associated with local proverbs or daily activities, like this one which means “I am hungry, you have food.”
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 99/2004/8
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Currency
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Material
- copper alloy
- Common Name
- gold weight
- Simple Name
- weight
- Production Country
- Ghana
