Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero (New York, New York, USA); 2014-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Pyramid gold weight, 17th or 19th century
- Akan, African
Brass
- Framed: Overall: 1/2 × 1/2 × 5/8 inches (1.3 × 1.3 × 1.6 cm)
Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero in memory of Catherine Baker Mayhew
2014.243
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Lost-wax process
- Brass (alloy)
- Pyramid (geometric figure)
- Weight (scale component)
- Akan
- Ghana
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Akan, African, Pyramid gold weight, 17th or 19th century, brass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero in memory of Catherine Baker Mayhew, 2014.243.
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