Brass weight. Rectangular, stepped pyramid shaped. "ta" (the principal large denomination); 51.14 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:
width 1.9 centimeters, length 2.39 centimeters, and height 3.15 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