Akan Figurative Gold Weight - SOLD OUT
The Akan, an African people living in Ghana, used figurines such as this one to weigh gold in trade with the Portuguese for example.
There are objects like those in African art from Ghana and Ivory Coast.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 4 x 5 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Brass
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Excellent
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The Akan, an African people living in Ghana, used figurines such as this one to weigh gold in trade with the Portuguese for example.
There are objects like those in African art from Ghana and Ivory Coast.