Brass Goldweight from Ashanti and Tortoiseshell Spoon or Ladle: The RePresent Project

Brass Goldweight from Ashanti, Ghana, and Tortoiseshell Spoon or Ladle, from Italy

Brass Goldweight from Ashanti, Ghana

Isaac's audio label:

Label by Isaac Ayamba:

Name of Object: Brass Goldweight Sacrificial Sculptures
Made of brass and depicting ritual time among the Gambat people of Ghana, a man plays a drum to call the attention of the gods, another carries a pot of palm wine and third man carries a machete to sacrifice an animal (which is not shown here) to the gods.

See how the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge records this object here.

Tortoiseshell Spoon or Ladle with a coral handle, from Italy

[Photo of a Tortoiseshell Spoon or Ladle with a
coral handle]

Isaac's audio label:

Label by Isaac Ayamba:

Name of Object: Tortoise Shell Ladle
I thought this tortoise shell attached to a wooden handle was from Africa. The Zimba people ate from tortoise shells during celebrations after winning wars against other tribes to symbolize protection and the impregnability of their tribe. I was surprised to discover that it came from Italy.

See how the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge records this object here.