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Gold Weight3522/13

Thick rectangular weight with raised designs on top. Design consists of three connected hourglass-like shapes in a row. The negative space between the hourglasses creates a repeating diamond pattern.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/10

Thin square-shaped gold weight with raised designs on top. Design consists of a circle and diamond inside of a rectangle with a line running through the centre, dividing both shapes in half. Plain lines extend from left and right sides of rectangle.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/8

Thick square-shaped gold weight with raised designs on top. Design consists of a swirl, inside of a rectangle, with a truncated trident-like shape protruding from its top. Plain lines extend from left and right sides of the rectangle.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/16

Thin square weight with a decoration carved in high relief on top. Design consists of a left-facing swastika in the centre.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/15

Thick square weight with raised decorations on top. Design is a swastika-like symbol, but with an extra arm (line) in each quadrant.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/14

Thin rectangular weight with raised decorations on top. Design consists of a semi-circle, with a line through the middle, along one long edge and vertical lines along the other; horizontal line runs through centre of weight.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/12

Square, tiered weight with incised decorations on top. Design consists of a row of alternating triangles in the middle, framed with vertical lines extending from the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/11

Thick rectangular weight with semi-circular protrusions on each side; all sides are sloped. Raised decorations on top consist of two squares, side by side, with circles incised in their centres.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/9

Thin rectangular gold weight with raised designs on top. Design consists of rounded triangles along one long edge and vertical lines along the other; horizontal line runs through centre of weight.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility Figure3326/23

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head sitting on a long cylindrical neck that slightly curves forward. The lower rounded portion of the face has small horizontal oval eyes with a slit across the middle, two horizontal lines on each cheek, and a small smiling mouth. The raised oval forehead extends down into a long vertical nose and arched brow ridge. The upper edge has a raised arch. The abstract conical arms mimic the shape of the small pointed breasts. The lower half of the body is cylindrical, with an inward bend on the lower back, ending with an anvil-shaped base.

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