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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
1900-1985
Akan
brass
3/16 x 5/8 x 11/16 in. (0.6 x 1.7 x 1.9 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.136

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the form of a square with two spirals surrounded by a comb-like motif. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a square base with two spirals on either side of a central raised line and edged teeth along two sides. 

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