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Object Number
99-12-50/53694
Display Title
Brass scales
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Scales, two balances, two discs, brass discs attached with string
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Ashanti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms
Gold Coast
Materials
Brass, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 4.1 x 0.1 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
99-12-50/53694
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-50/53697 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53693 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53695 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53692 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53690 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53691 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53696 | Brass scales |
Tools
|
Ghana
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 99-12-50/53689 | Brass scales with tiny brush |
Shaft, modified
Tools |
Ghana
| |
| 35-36-60/2110 | Balance scales |
Tools
|
Thailand
| |
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Tools
|
Northern Wallega
| |
| 56-52-60/10627 | Wooden case containing apothecary scales made of ivory, brass, and + |
Tools
|
China
| |
| 79-80-60/20076 | Scales |
Tools
|
Arabia
|