Eight Akan Goldweights

Description:

Eight Akan Goldweights, brass, most in the form of birds: a cock, ht. 2; Asantrofie bird, ht. 1 1/2; hornbill, ht. 1 1/2; small bird, ht. 1; bird with cannon on wings, ht. 1 3/4; large hornbill, ht. 2 3/4; bird with wisdom knot, 3/4 x 2; and a soul-washer's badge, ht. 1 in.

Provenance: Newman Collection, New Jersey.

Exhibitions: Asante Goldweights, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, February-April 1988.
Estimate $300-500


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