Accession No

1970.16


Description

Abrammo. Brass goldweight in the shape of a 4-sided stepped pyramid.


Place

Africa; West Africa; Ghana


Period


Source

Kyerematen, Alexander Atta Yaw (Dr) [collector]; Cra'ster, Mary Desborough [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1970.16


Cultural Affliation

Akan; ?Asante [Ashanti]


Material

Metal; Brass


Local Term

Abrammo


Measurements

22mm x 40mm x 21mm Weight 0.051kg


Events

Context (Other owners)
Note on catalogue card for 1970.16: 'Given by Dr A. A. Y. Kyeramateng to Miss Cra'ster.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Dr Alexander Atta Yaw Kyeremanten (1916-76) and donated by Miss Mary Desborough Cra'ster [aka Craister] (1957-1988), Assistant Curator, MAA.
These probably given to Mary Cra'ster when Dr Kyerematen was in Cambridge in early 1970s and was working to turn his 1966 Oxford doctoral thesis into a book. It is unclear if they were intended as a personal gift to her or the museum.
Event Date 1970
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1970.16: 'Akan brass casting for weighing gold in form of 4-sided stepped pyramid on base with sharm peak.'
Event Date 1970
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Abrammo. Brass goldweight in the shape of a 4-sided stepped pyramid.
Event Date 15/10/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Amendments / updates)
Dr A. A. Y. Kyeramateng is likely to be Dr Alexander Atta Yaw Kyeremanten, founder and first director of Ghana National Cultural Centre, Kumasi, which now bears his name.

Event Date 25/1/2021
Author: Benjamina Dadzie


FM:130985

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