Box and lid

Museum number:
5-10476a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210510476a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4036
Description:
box with lid; oval, sheet brass. a) box; decorated on sides with slanted lines of punched dots, bottom with light bulb shaped designs 9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm. b) lid; fitted, decorated with light bulb shape designs, 8.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm.
Donor:
Franklin H. Williams
Collection place:
Ghana
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Franklin H. Williams
Collection date:
6/14/85
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
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.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a— width 4.5 centimeters, b— length 8.5 centimeters, a— length 9 centimeters, a— height 2.5 centimeters, b— width 4.5 centimeters, and b— height 1.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1997-1998 #4: Oakland Museum of California (January 16, 1998–December 9, 1999)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box and lid, accession number 5-10476a,b, described as box with lid; oval, sheet brass. a) box; decorated on sides with slanted lines of punched dots, bottom with light bulb shaped designs 9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm. b) lid; fitted, decorated with light bulb shape designs, 8.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm.

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