box with lid; cylindrical, sheet brass. A) box- brass cylinder with loose bottom, small holes in bottom, three sets of three lines encircle the box 5.5 x 2.5 cm. B) lid- curved, circular cap shape, wire loop through center, 5 incised circular lines 3 x 1.5 cm.
Donor:
Franklin H. Williams
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Franklin H. Williams
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Accession date:
June 1985
Context of use:
Associated with Ashanti gold weights and the gold dust currency which thrived on the Ivory Coast from the 1400's through 1800's. Used for gold dust storage.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
(b) lid— length 3 centimeters, (b) lid— width 1.5 centimeters, a) box— length 5.5 centimeters, and a) box— width 2.5 centimeters