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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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