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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
11/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in. (1.8 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.431

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Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the shape of a rectangular base decorated with a raised wavy line and a raised straight line. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a rectangular base with a raised wavy line next to a single raised line. There is a piece of an unknown metal in the center of the weight as well as a casting sprue, called gyinae (cf. Sheales, African Goldweights, 2014), still attached on one side.  

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