Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
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Akan, African
Square gold weight geometric design, 17th or 19th century
brass
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Artist Akan, African
Title
  • Square gold weight geometric design
  • Gold Weight (alternate title)
Date 17th or 19th century
Medium Brass
Dimensions Overall: 7/8 × 1 × 1/2 inches (2.2 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero in memory of Catherine Baker Mayhew
Accession Number 2014.547
Department Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
Not On View
Provenance
Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero (New York, New York, USA);
2014-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)