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Antique Goldweight African Ghana Ashanti brass Asante Akan lost wax weight
Antique Goldweight African Ghana Ashanti brass Asante Akan lost wax weight
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One nice ANTIQUE ( 1800s ) Ashanti / Asante "Geometric" gold weight made from brass using the lost wax technique from Ghana !
The size of the gold weight is approximately 19 mm x 17 mm x 13 mm, weight 27 grams and is in very good condition with some wear due to age and usage.
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.
