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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
13/16 in x 3/4 in x 1/8 in (2.1 cm x 1.9 cm x 0.3 cm)
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.405

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the shape of a rectangle decorated with diagonal line and circle surrounded by a comb-like motif on two sides. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a rectangular base with a central diagonal line attached to a circle at one end, flanked by a set of eleven raised bars on two sides. 

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