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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
circa 1900
Akan
brass
3/16 x 13/16 x 1 in. (0.6 x 2.2 x 2.6 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.140

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the shape of a pyramid with two stepped sides and notched edges. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a three dimensional triangle with two tiered sides and two smooth sides, with triangle-shaped notches along opposing edges. 

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