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Goldweight Depicting a Standing Male Figure

A work made of copper alloy.

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  • A work made of copper alloy.

Date:

Mid–19th/mid–20th century

Artist:

Asante or related Akan-speaking peoples
Ghana
Coastal West Africa

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Asante

Title

Goldweight Depicting a Standing Male Figure

Place

Ghana (Object made in:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1850–1950

Medium

Copper alloy

Dimensions

6.4 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm (2 1/2 × 1 1/16 × 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Wielgus

Reference Number

1958.288

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