Gold Weight

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/29

Human figure standing on a square base. The figure is holding a jug-like object to their mouth, has an oval-shaped head, and is wearing a skirt-like garment.

  • Narrative

    Collected by Fred Haack while living in Ghana, c. 1990? Acquired by the Kelowna Museum (now Okanagan Heritage Museum) in 1996.


  • Type of Item weight
  • Culture Akan
  • Material metal
  • Measurements height 5.9 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 2.9 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Fred E. Haack, Okanagan Heritage Museum
  • Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum

  • Made in Ghana

  • Collection Date during 1990
  • Ownership Date before 1996, before September 14, 2022
  • Acquisition Date on September 14, 2022

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3595/0029