Adinkra-Patterned Gold Weight
early 20th century
Culture
Ashanti
Country
Ghana, Africa
Object
gold weight
Medium
Brass
Accession Number
1952.651
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
Ashanti artist, Adinkra-Patterned Gold Weight, Early 1900s. Brass; 7/8 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1952.651
Dimensions
length: .875 in, 2.2225 cm; width: .75 in, 1.9050 cm; depth: .063 in, 0.1600 cm; height: .75 in, 1.9050 cm; width: .938 in, 2.3825 cm; depth: .25 in, 0.6350 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Collection of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh before 1952; Exchanged with the Denver Art Museum, 1952
