Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Africa
Creation Place:
Jenne
Creation Place:
Mali
Title:
Songhai (Mali, Africa) scale and gold weights
Date:
Collected 1984
Materials:
brass
Materials:
string
Materials:
iron
Materials:
wire
Dimensions:
Height of scale 22 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X83.908A-M
Subject:
- Cast carved assembled
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
Collection of 13 brass and lead weights and a pair of scales, purchased from Hace Toure, a Songhai goldsmith at Jenne, Mali. M and N are European nest weights adjusted to the Islamic weight standard.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft258004j 0

Songhai (Mali, Africa) scale and gold weights