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- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base with a geometric pattern consisting of 3 half circles and 1 spiral in the center and rows of edged teeth on two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.411
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base bearing three undecorated bars.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.422
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base bearing a geometric pattern of four shorter bars, attached to a longer bar on top.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.427
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in a geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight with a base in the shape of a pentagon, bearing two undecorated bars.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.440
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a twisted rope.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.452
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square with a geometric pattern with a spiral form in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.477
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in a geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Semi-circular goldweight with horizontally incised rays.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.478
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- earth sciences concepts
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square, with a geometric pattern, consisting of variously sized triangles in the center and edged teeth along two edges.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.479
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight with a square base bearing a geometric pattern of a solid, undecorated "X" form encased in a solid, undecorated square with two small protrusions in the middle of two of its sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.480
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, with a geometric pattern with an "N" or "Z" form in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.484
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base, with a geometric pattern consisting of rectangular forms in the center and a single undulating line along the two long edges.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.486
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Square goldweight or lid of a gold dust box, hollow in the back, with a geometric pattern with 2 spirals in the center and a row of edged teeth along 2 of the sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.487
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in triangular shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a triangle, bearing undecorated lines along the edges of its shape and across the middle, with a small protrusion in the middle of the triangle's base.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.490
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangle, bearing a geometric pattern with a zigzag line along one side and edged teeth along the other.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.491
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a a solid, undecorated triangle with a differently-colored, filled-up hole in the middle and flat circles protruding from the three corners.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.493
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a solid, undecorated square with a zigzag pattern along its edges and small, flat squares at the four corners.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.496
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, bearing a geometric pattern with squares and triangles in the center and edged teeth along two edges.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.500
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with two solid bars on top
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, with two solid, undecorated bars on top.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.501
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope, tied together at the middle.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.502
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- Title
- Knife with Sheath
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Algeria, Berber?
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.129A&B
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle trimmed in metal and fabric covered leather sheath
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Hunting Whistle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.47
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Secondary Keywords
- aerophones
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- duct flutes
- flutes (aerophones)
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- the human body
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.108
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- chokwe-lunda
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.50
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- chokwe-lunda
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- walking sticks
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Title
- Belt pendant in the shape of a hand
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.72
- Medium and Support
- leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- hands
- human body
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- the natural world
- Title
- Miter-shaped hat with embroidery
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Red, felt, miter-shaped hat with lateral flaps that terminate in gold-colored tassles. An internal wood frame sewn inot the central "spine" of the hat keeps its peaked shape. Two figures are delicately embroidered with yellow thread, one on each side of the hat. The figre on its left resembles a lizard with a small round head and long tail. The figure on the right is human and appears to be wearing a costume. A narrow strip of green fabric covers the extermal, central spine or seam of the hat. The hat's interior is green.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.172
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- form attributes
- headgear
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- shape
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder shape canister for matches with double stamped images around the body of the canister. There is a small lid covering one end of the canister.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.172A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Small Leather Purse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A square, leather purse with tassels hanging off the bottom. A triangle is sewed onto the top of the bag. The leather of the purse is brown, but is also decorated with purple, yellow, and green stripes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.2
- Medium and Support
- leather
- Secondary Keywords
- bags (costume accessories)
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- Title
- Large Leather Purse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A large leather purse shaped like an arrow. The purse is almost completely bordered with fringe and has green red, and orange decorative badges on it.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.3
- Medium and Support
- leather
- Secondary Keywords
- bags (costume accessories)
- containers
- containers by form
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- Title
- Straw Jewelry (six strings and four pieces)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Multiple pieces of straw jewelry. Some have strands of bright blue beads with them and others are on brown string.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.4
- Medium and Support
- straw, string
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Long Wood and Metal Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A long, wood and metal pipe. A metal lid is attached to the end by a chain.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.5
- Medium and Support
- wood and metal
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by origin
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Medium Metal Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brown, metal pipe with a lid and three utensils attached by chains.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.6
- Medium and Support
- metal
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- Title
- Small Metal and Bone Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A small pipe made out of metal and bone. The bone portion has a triangle design etched on it.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.7
- Medium and Support
- metal and bone
- Secondary Keywords
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- Title
- Brass Knife with Sheath
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A long knife with a brass handle and its sheath. A dark brown rope is tied to the sheath, which has etched designs decorating it.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.8
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Brass Knife
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A long, curved brass knife.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.9
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Brass Lock
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A square, brass lock with a carving on one side. The key as geometric shapes instead of teeth.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.10
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- hardware
- keys and key components
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Silver Cuff Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A silver cuff bracelet that has a pin lock to keep it closed. The bracelet is decorated with silver beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.11
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume components
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A silver cuff bracelet with braided carvings and green and yellow decorations. A chain is attached to one side to keep it closed.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.12
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume components
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- a bracelet consisting of horizontal orange beads and metal squares. The metal squares are painted with a blue and green design.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.13
- Medium and Support
- beads, metal, string
- Secondary Keywords
- beads and sets of beads
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- Title
- Brass Ring
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass ring that is not fully closed off. The ring completes a half circle and the two ends are flattened.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.15
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- 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
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder canister for matches with double images stamped on all sides of the body of the canister. There is a small lid on the top with a short string attached so the lid can be removed.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.171A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Kuduo - Brass Container
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass container with two separate parts, the container base and a lid cover on top. The container base is flat and round; while the cover has a smei-sphere shape with a narrow neck lid with knob on top.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.170
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder shape canister for matches with double images stamped around the body of the canister. There is a small lid covering one end of the canister.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.173A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Pin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass pin with a round head at one end and a long pointed needle shape on the other.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.174
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- piercing tools
- tools and equipment
- Title
- Pin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass pin with a rounded, diamond shaped head and a long pointed needle on the bottom.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.175
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- piercing tools
- tools and equipment
- Title
- Five Parts of a Scale
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass scale that is separated into five parts. The scale has two circular scale pans, the pillar, the balancing screws and the plumb line.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.176A-E
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weighing devices
- weighing devices by form
- Title
- Medallion with Lion and Crown
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.177
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- coins
- coins by origin
- descriptors
- exchange media
- later western world coins
- later western world coins by denomination name
- mammals
- medals
- metalwork
- money
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- shilling coins
- visual works
- visual works by form
- Title
- Medallion with Lion Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass madallion with the image of a lion stamped into the metal in raised relief surrounded by abstract, rope-like patterns.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.178
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- mammals
- medals
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by form
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- This small goldweight cast in brass is designed in an abstract pattern. The weight is rounded with a pattern of lines crossing the piece vertically and horizontally to break the surface into a series of squares, with small round balls cut in two placed at the intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.179
- 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
- 2010/1.180
- 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
- 2010/1.182
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material