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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
1 x 3/4 x 5/16 in. (3.3 x 2.0 x 0.9 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.476

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Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the shape of a rectangular base with three 'bow-tie' motifs (cf. Phillips, African Goldweights, 2010, p. 86). 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a rectangular base with three raised forms in the shape of two triangles joined at their apexes. 

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