Gold Weight

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/32

Standing human figure on an octagonal base. The figure has breasts and appears to be wearing a loincloth-like garment and a necklace. The figure's arms are curved downward and they are holding a jug-like object in their hands. On the back of the figure is a smaller humanoid figure (likely a child), secured with some kind of fabric.

  • 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 6.6 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 2.8 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 3595/0032