Photo of collection object Gold-weight (abrammuo): tortoise — Akan. Gold-weight (abrammuo): tortoise, late 19th-mid 20th century. Copper, 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (8 x 3.5 x 3.9 cm). Henry L. Batterman Fund, 44.4.5. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Gold-weight (abrammuo): tortoise

late 19th-mid 20th century

Akan

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Akan
Classification: Weights/Measures
Formatted Medium: Copper
Medium: copper
Locations: Place made: Ghana
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (8 x 3.5 x 3.9 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 44.4.5
Credit Line: Henry L. Batterman Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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