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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
13/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.383

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight with a comb-like motif.  

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a rectangle decorated with two sets of raised, parallel lines perpendicular to each other.  

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