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Old Gold Weight African Art Ghana Ashanti Asante Akan brass lost wax goldweight
Old Gold Weight African Art Ghana Ashanti Asante Akan brass lost wax goldweight
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One nice ANTIQUE ( Late 1800s ) Ashanti / Asante " Geometric " gold weight made from brass using the lost wax technique from Ghana !
The size of the gold weight is approximately 17 mm x 15 mm x 8 mm, weight 13 grams and is in good condition with some damages and wear due to age and usage.
The coin shown in the photo is approximately 20 mm in diameter that is similar to the size of 1 USA cent or 10 Euro cent or 1 UK Penny.
The gold weight has a nice dark patina.
Asante carried most of their transactions using gold dust and this weights were used as known mass for the owner.
ASHANTI TRIBE INFORMATION
LOCATION: Southern Ghana.
TYPES OF ART: Ashanti stools and dolls ( Fertility and Ashanti doll) but also known for their other royal arts, which include staff and umbrella finials, lost wax cast gold jewelry, and brass gold weights.
Kente cloth is a high-prestige textile that was originally woven from imported silk and now is woven of rayon and other synthetics.
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