Knot-Shaped Gold Weight
1900s
Culture
Ashanti
Country
Ghana, Africa
Object
gold weight
Medium
Brass
Accession Number
1952.665
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
Ashanti artist, Knot-Shaped Gold Weight, Early 1900s. Brass; 1 3/8 in. x 1/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1952.665
Dimensions
length: 1.375 in, 3.4925 cm; depth: .375 in, 0.9525 cm; length: 1.75 in, 4.4450 cm; width: .375 in, 0.9525 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
