Scale for Gold Measurement
Object type: Scale
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Akan peoples
Date: 19th century
Medium: Brass, string, pigment
Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 x Diam. 2 1/4 in. (12.4 x 5.7 cm)

Classification: Metal-Implements
Geography:     Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana  
Credit line: Gift of William W. Brill, 1977
Accession year: 1977
Tags: Weights and Measures