Gold-weight
Akan
Description
Subject Matter:
Gold-weight in the shape of what could possibly be the handle or pommel of a sword or saber. This highly decorated bar-bell shaped handle is commonly attached to representations of swords, called afena in Twi (cf. Sheales, African Goldweights, 2014).
Physical Description:
Gold-weight in the shape of two balls decorated with a pattern of lines, connected by a short cylindrical rod decorated with intersecting lines and dots. At the end of one ball there is a small conical protrusion.
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