Spoon To Weigh The Gold
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: APO-30
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- Height
- 0.20 cm
- Material
- Brass
These spoons were used to deposit gold in the bowls of the balance. The set of elements weighing the gold was kept in thedjaor sacred cloth…
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Full original description
These spoons were used to deposit gold in the bowls of the balance. The set of elements weighing the gold was kept in thedjaor sacred cloth containing a parchment dedicated to ancestors. The handle is decorated with a twig of dots in the center framed by small oval lines and two large lines one on each side.
Further technical information
- Width
- 2.80 cm
- Depth
- 9.30 cm
- Attributed period
- Century XVII a XIX
- Recorded weight
- 3.50 g
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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