Fish-Shaped Gold Weight
early 1900s
Culture
Ashanti
Locale
Ghana
Africa
Country
Ghana
Object
gold weight
Medium
brass
Accession Number
1949.4174
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition fund
Ashanti artist, Fish-Shaped Gold Weight, Early 1900s. Brass; 1 1/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1949.4174
Dimensions
width: 1 1/4 in, 3.175 cm; length: 1 1/4 in, 3.175 cm; height: 4 3/8 in, 11.1125 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Julius Carlebach, New York, NY, before 1949; Denver Art Museum, 1949.
