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Old Gold Weight brass bronze African Ghana Ashanti Akan goldweight lost wax
Old Gold Weight brass bronze African Ghana Ashanti Akan goldweight lost wax
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One nice ANTIQUE ( late 1800s - early 1900s ) Ashanti / Asante "Geometric" goldweight made from brass using the lost wax technique from Ghana !
This goldweight has been lead filled to adjust its weight.
The size of the gold weight is approximately 15 mm x 14 mm x 7 mm, weight approximately 8 grams and is in good condition with some damages and wear due to age and usage. ( Please see photos ).
The goldweight have nice 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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