Human Figural Goldweight

Maker Unknown, Akan

MediumBrass/Bronze

Dimensions2 3/8” x 3/4” x 1 1/8”

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.0412.COP

DescriptionGoldweight in the form of a woman with a walking stick, market basket on her head, and a child on her back. People carrying head loads are commoners.

ClassificationsMetalworks

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Gender and Society in Africa

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