Gold Weight

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/30

Standing human figure on a square base. The figure's arms are raised above their head, and they are holding a jug-like object on top of their head. The figure has an oval-shaped head and is wearing a loincloth-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 1.7 cm, depth 1.6 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 3595/0030