Brass weight. Rectangular, in form of a mancala board (African game). "ta anui" (a bit overweight); 64.26 gm
Donor:
University Appropriation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Ivory Coast; Tivi Prov.; Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
July 1963
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 2.2 centimeters and width 5.52 centimeters
Comment:
Murdock 32:20Note: The “Original Number” appearing on the catalogue card is the Appraiser’s number; not a Bascom index number. PAHMA Storage Loc: V-29-5