Goldweight / Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.509
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist Nationality
- Ghanaian
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Akan (historical region)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Akan (historical region)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Dimensions
- 3.3 cm x 1.2 cm x 1.2 cm (1 5/16 in. x 1/2 in. x 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- goldweight
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of two balls, connected by a short stick and with a small pin at one side, covered in a geometrical pattern of lines and triangles.
- Subject Matter
- This goldweight might represent the 'base' of a sword or saber (also called a "pommel"), as representations of swords and sabers are a common motif in Akan goldweights. Alternatively, the design might be intended to evoke a more abstract object, possibly an amulet or other religious object.
- Primary Keywords
- ghana (nation)
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 127 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.509
- Link to this Item
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