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Goldweight in the form of a reptile with upturned snout, four curved feet, and curved tail

Goldweight in the form of a reptile with upturned snout, four curved feet, and curved tail

Dateca. 1900–35

MediumBrass

CultureWest Africa, Akan peoples, Ashanti group

ClassificationsArtifacts

Credit LineGift of Robert M., Louis Dean F., and James W. D. Frasché, in memory of their father, Dean F. Frasché

Terms

Artifacts
Brass
Crocodiles
Animals
Akan

Object number2005.062.059

Collections

Africa

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