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- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.185
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.186
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.187
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.188
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.189
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.190
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.191
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.192
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.193
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.194
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.195
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.196
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.197
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.198
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.199
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.200
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.201
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.202
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.203
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Standing Hornbill
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.145
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- animals
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- manding
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- voltaic styles
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
- Title
- Hairpin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.23
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- hair accessories
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Hairpin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.36
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- hair accessories
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.38
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- bracelets (jewelry)
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.39
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- bracelets (jewelry)
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia, Galla, Arusi Group
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.37
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- east african
- eastern hamitic
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.385
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- christianity
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- protestantism
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.383
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.381
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.379
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.378
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.377
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.413
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.376
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.371
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.370
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.369
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.368
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.367
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Golddust Spoon
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.363
- Medium and Support
- hammered brass
- Secondary Keywords
- culinary equipment
- culinary equipment by function
- culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- utensils for serving food
- Title
- Golddust box with decorated lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.360A&B
- Medium and Support
- cast brass
- Secondary Keywords
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- covers (closures)
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Golddust box with decorated lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.362A&B
- Medium and Support
- cast brass
- Secondary Keywords
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- covers (closures)
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.335
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.375
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.374
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.373
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.387
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.388
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.389
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.390
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.391
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region