Gold Weight in the Shape of an Anklet with Bells

Gold Weight in the Shape of an Anklet with Bells

early 1900s
Culture
Ashanti
Locale
Africa
Country
Ghana
Object
gold weight
Medium
Brass
Accession Number
1948.605
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds

Ashanti artist, Gold Weight in the Shape of an Anklet with Bells, Early 1900s. Brass; 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1948.605

 

 

Dimensions
length: 1.625 in, 4.1275 cm; width: 1.563 in, 3.9700 cm; depth: .5 in, 1.2700 cm; height: 1.625 in, 4.1275 cm; width: 1.5 in, 3.8100 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Collected by Captain Robert Powley Wild (1882-1946), Ghana; Given to Pitt Rivers in 1930; DAM exchange with Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England, 1948