gold-weight
- Museum number
- Af1979,01.3408
- Description
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Direct casting in brass, of a palm beetle (asomorodwe), used as a gold-weight.
- Production date
- 18thC-20thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 0.80 centimetres
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Length: 3.40 centimetres
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Weight: 15.92 grammes
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Width: 1.50 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
- Fair.
- Acquisition notes
- Acquisition details unknown.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1979,01.3408
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Af1974Q1.2012
