Akan Figurative Gold Weight - SOLD OUT
The Akan ethnic group comprises more than six million people living on the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo. The Akan speak the Twi language.
Clan leaders continue to store and keep collectible figurines and equipment to weigh gold. These objects often represent scenes of everyday life.
Here, a cephalomorphic representation including the stylistic canons of the region.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 6 x 3,5 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Brass
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Excellent
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The Akan ethnic group comprises more than six million people living on the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo. The Akan speak the Twi language.
Clan leaders continue to store and keep collectible figurines and equipment to weigh gold. These objects often represent scenes of everyday life.
Here, a cephalomorphic representation including the stylistic canons of the region.