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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
1 9/16 in x 7/16 in x 3/16 in (4 cm x 1.1 cm x 0.4 cm)
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.470

Description

Subject Matter:

Figurative gold-weight in the form of a knife with a triangular blade with horizontal grooves and a short handle. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a flat triangle with three horizontal grooves along the bottom attached to a short handle. 

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