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African Art
Public domain

Goldweight (geometric)

1500–1720

Brass

3/16 × 11/16 × 11/16 in. (0.5 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm)
Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2004.97.78
Geography: 
Guinea Coast, Ghana
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Akan
Period: 
16th–18th century
Classification: 
Tools and Equipment
Provenance: 

Labelle Prussin Collection, donated to Yale University Art Gallery in 2004

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions 2004,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2005): 140.

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