Gold Weight
MOA: University of British Columbia
3595/36
Human, tree, and goat-like animal, on a rectangular base. The human figure is kneeling on one side of the tree, while the animal is standing on the other. The human is holding a cylindrical object (saw or gun ?) to the side of the tree, in the direction of the animal. The human has an oval-shaped head and appears to be wearing a loincloth-like garment. The animal appears to have two pointed ears and a set of pointed horns. There is a bag-like object placed behind the tree.
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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 4.9 cm, depth 3.6 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 3595/0036