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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
circa 1900
Akan
brass
3/16 x 3/4 x 11/16 in. (0.6 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.142

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight with a single raised comb-like motif. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a stepped square block with a small raised, notched square. 

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