Weight

MOA: University of British Columbia

3522/55

Circular brass weight with rounded interior and exterior sides; top and bottom are flat. Triangles are imprinted along the edges of the top and bottom sides, forming a diamond motif along the exterior.

  • Narrative

    The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.


  • Type of Item weight
  • Culture Krahn
  • Material brass metal
  • Measurements height 1.1 cm, diameter 3.9 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Donald White
  • Received from Donald White

  • Made in Liberia

  • Collection Date between 1965 and 1968
  • Ownership Date before August 27, 2021
  • Acquisition Date on August 27, 2021

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3522/0055