Gold Weight

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/34

Human figure standing on a square base. The edges of the base are slightly uneven. The figure has breasts and appears to be wearing a skirt-like garment. The figure's left arm is curved downward, with the left hand on their hip. The figure's right arm is extended upward, with the right hand supporting a large pot on the figure's head.

  • 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 9.8 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 3.5 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 3595/0034