Gold Weight: Janus Bird
Object type: Weight
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Akan peoples
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 × W. 7/8 × D. 2 1/2 in. (4.1 × 2.2 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Metal-Implements
Geography:     Ghana  
Credit line: Gift of Ernst Anspach, 1994
Accession year: 1994
Tags: Birds|Weights and Measures