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Gold Weight3055/138

Gold weight. Metal piece in sword shape with bundle of cylindrical sticks ? attached to the blade, extending beyond the length of the blade. Bundle is held together by upraised rings around the middle and the ends. The blade is straight with a tip that curves up into a blunt, rectangular point.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/137

Gold weight. Metal piece in a ceremonial sword shape with curved blade and cylindrical handle. Handle has a round pommel and cross-guard with prominent circular projections around their perimeters. Attached to the blade on one side is a large hollow diamond-shaped projection that extends from the cross-guard to two thirds of the way up the blade.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/136

Gold weight. Animal figure, possibly a goat ?, with long neck, body, and head, and straight horns that overlap at the ends. Head has an upraised circle on one side an eye, and a deep incised line for its mouth. Legs are straight with no feet.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/135

Gold weight. Rectangular metal piece with a rounded, sloped projection extending out from each long edge. Piece sits on a small, square base.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/134

Gold weight. Round metal piece with curved cylindrical handle ?. Body has worn, upraised design consisting of overlapping horizontal and vertical ropes. Handle has two curved projections on convex side indicating a handle.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/133

Gold weight. Metal piece in the shape of a stylized fly whisk ?. Two sections of vertical whisk strands connect to a cylindrical handle at the bottom and overlap into a point at the top, leaving a triangular window in the middle of the piece. The handle is squat with a circular base.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/132

Gold weight. Flat scorpion figure with curved tail in stinging position. Body of scorpion is decorated with notched edges and upraised horizontal lines, with two vertical lines at the head. One claw is missing.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/131

Gold weight. Animal figure, possible a goat ?, with long neck, body, and head, and straight horns with upraised spiral design. Head has two upraised lines on top for eyes and a notch cut out of the front indicating a nose and mouth. The front two legs are broken off completely; back two legs broken off at the knees.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/130

Gold weight. Animal figure with four legs, a long neck, and curved horns. Animal has two raised circles on top of its head for eyes and an incised line along the front for a mouth. Body ends with a short downward pointed tail. Legs are long and curve upwards into feet that overlap at the front and in the back. One horn is broken off.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/129

Gold weight. Metal piece in the shape of a horn with flat projections attached to the top of the wide end of the horn. Projections have stepped notches cut out on each side making them wider at the bottom and are anchored by a series of four upraised rings around the middle of the horn. The base of the horn has a series of upraised rings around its perimeter.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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