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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
1 x 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.6 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.497

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the form of a rectangle with two arches vertically bisected, surrounded on two sides by a comb-like motif. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a thin rectangular base with two raised arches facing opposite directions, each bisected by a vertical line. Along two edges of the rectangle there are thirteen raised teeth. 

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