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Ghana old Gold Weight African Ashanti Akan Brass lost wax goldweight
Ghana old Gold Weight African Ashanti Akan Brass lost wax goldweight
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One nice ANTIQUE ( 1800s ) Ashanti / Asante "Geometric" goldweight made from brass using the lost wax technique from Ghana !
The size of the gold weight is approximately 16 mm x 11 mm x 7 mm, weight 8.4 grams and is in very good condition with some wear due to age and usage.
The goldweight have 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.
