Weight for Measuring Gold (Mrammuo) Depicting a Human Figure Holding a Fowl

16th–19th century

Medium: Brass
Dimensions: 3 × 1 × 1 in. (7.62 × 2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of James B. Murphy II
Accession Number: 2012.29.3
Geography: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
Culture: Akan
Period: 16th–19th century
Classification: Tools and Equipment
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Provenance

Nelson Rockefeller collection, unknown dates
Given to his stepson, James B. Murphy II, unknown date–2012
Gift of James B. Murphy II to Yale University Art Gallery in 2012

Bibliography

"Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 21, 2012), 3

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

goldweights, human figures (visual works)

Subject

birds (animals)

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