Gold Weight

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/37

Human figure standing on a pentagonal (or octagonal ?) base. A cage-like object is balanced on the figure's head. There is a pipe-like object in the figure's mouth; the end of this object connects to the top of a staff that the figure is holding in their right hand. The figure has bags slung over both shoulders and appears to be holding a long shotgun in their left hand. The figure has an oval-shaped head and appears to be 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 15.0 cm, width 5.4 cm, depth 4.5 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 3595/0037