H x W x D: 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
19th century
Label Text:
This sheet brass box was intended to hold gold dust. Persons would keep such a box with their weights and other equipment such as scales, scoops and spoons. More elaborate or larger boxes imply more wealth, just as larger collections of weights do.
Description:
Round brass gold dust box with lid, decorated with incised designs and a repousse star with 11 points on the lid.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell, Washington, D.C., -- to 2010
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