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Object Number: Ea6810

Collection: World Cultures

Object Name: Weight

Description: A brass weight for weighing gold in the form of a fish curved so that its tail reaches its mouth. 2 protruding eyes on top of head

Locality: Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Cultural Group: Asante

Place of production: Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Precise location:

Associated Place: Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Reference: [Book] Plass, Margaret W. 1967. African Miniatures: the Gold Weights of the Ashanti.