Donor Name:

Charles C. Roberts  Search this

Culture:

Ashanti (Asante)  Search this

Akan  Search this

Object Type:

Weight

Place:

Ghana, Africa

Accession Date:

31 Mar 1938

Notes:

From African Voices exhibit: "Brass objects were used as counterweights to measure gold dust. Altogether, some 60 weight values were used and named by Akan people."

From card: "A cannon. Ref: Zeller, R. Die Goldewichte von Asante, Taf. VI, 170".

Record Last Modified:

12 Oct 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

147262

USNM Number:

E379002-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36db9c81e-fbcb-4a2e-9014-7725aa0b7db4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8415242