Unknown African
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold

Five Spoons for Weighing Gold

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBrass
DimensionsEach: 3 3/4 × 13/16 × 7/8 in. (9.5 × 2 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1514.1-.5
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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