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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
x x 5/16 in. (1.4 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.420

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight with a three-toothed comb-like motif next to a single raised bar. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a square base with three raised notches attached to a raised line and a single bar on one side. 

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