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Gold weight in the form of an herbalist scraping bark from an odum tree

Made By Akan Cultural Group
CultureAkan
Date19th century
Mediumcopper alloy
Dimensions2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineGift of Dr. Richard Newman
Object numberM.2021.3.35
DescriptionLot 102
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