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Description

Cast brass sculpture in form of a gunboat with figures of men at either end and birds in the rigging, in the style of a goldweight used for valuing gold-dust: West Africa, Ghana, Asante, late 19th-early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1903.20

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Weight

Production information

Ghana, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Asante

Materials

Brass, cast

Physical description

Cast brass; in form of a gunboat with figures of men at either end and birds in the rigging

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