Ashanti gold weight; figurine, face with left ear missing, square mouth, cross shaped nose, no eyes, vertical hair segments.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ghana, Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Context of use:
Associated proverb: "the head is not a melon which you can open to see if anything is inside." Gabrus. Used during the gold dust currency trade which flourished on the Ivory Coast from teh 1400's throught the 1800's.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 3 centimeters and length 4 centimeters
Comment:
Notation on card: Verso; Proverb, see 668.Slide. PAHMA Storage Loc: V-28-4. Native name: abrammuo = goldweight.