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Elephant Gold Weight
Unknown19th or 20th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Hollow elephant weight: trunk juts between large crescent tusks, raised eyes, large spiral ears, double-crescent tail, semi-circular elements in groups of trees on flat feet. Opening at stomach.Condition: good.
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Details
- Title: Elephant Gold Weight
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th or 20th century
- Location Created: Ghana
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/90794/Elephant_Gold_Weight
- Medium: Cast brass
- Dimensions: 1 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (4.3 x 9.5 cm)
- Culture: Akan
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 67.25.15
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