Gold Dust Box

Object/Artifact

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Gold Dust Box, Asante People, Ghana

Gold Dust Box, Asante People, Ghana

Name/Title

Gold Dust Box

Entry/Object ID

2007.11.3

Description

Bronze box in the shape of an Ethiopian cross.

Use

Used to hold gold dust, which was the currency of the Asante people of modern-day Ghana.

Made/Created

Place

Region

Ashanti, West Africa

Country

Ghana

Continent

Africa

Notes

From the Asante people (part of the Akan ethnic group) of modern-day Ghana.

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

3 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Material

Bronze

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Saint Joseph's University Purchase