gold-weight
- Museum number
- Af1922,1027.402
- Description
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Direct cast figurative gold-weight, in brass, in form of palm beetle (asomorodwe).
- Production date
- 18thC-20thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 1 centimetres
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Weight: 14.318 grammes
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Width: 0.70 centimetres
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Depth: 3.70 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- A proverb associated with this weight states: 'If you don’t like the taste of the palm beetle, console yourself with the thought of its grub.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good.
- Acquisition date
- 1922
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1922,1027.402