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African Bronze Goldweight , Antelope Asante Gahna

African Bronze Goldweight , Antelope Asante Gahna

$ 24.68

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
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    Description

    African Bronze Gold weight , Antelope Asante Ghana
    measures : 2" h by 2" 1/2 w.
    Gold weights have been called "masterpieces in miniature" reflecting artistry in service to commerce. The weights are not gold but were used in the trade of gold. Until the end of the nineteenth century, gold (sika) was the currency of the Asante, Fante, Baule and other Akan peoples of Ghana. Used in trade with European merchants along the Ivory coast or Islamic traders from the north, gold dust was measured on small scales ,Most people engaging in trade owned a set of weights ranging in appearance from small geometrically patterned weights to complex figurative and representational weights.