gold dust spoon

Brass spoon, used for measuring gold dust onto scales. It is made from thinly hammered brass, with a rectangular embossed handle, depicting a stylised crocodile or lizard.

Brass spoon, used for measuring gold dust onto scales in Akan speaking areas of what is now Ghana. It is made from thinly hammered brass, with a rectangular embossed handle, depicting a stylised crocodile or lizard. It would have been kept alongside a set of items used in gold dust transactions, including scales, a brass scoop, a spoon, a stone for checking the purity of the gold, a chicken feather for collecting finer dust, and a selection of weights.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
24.11.54/17
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 118 mm x 32 mm x 7 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
brass
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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