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Gold Weight3055/179

Gold weight. Metal piece in ceremonial sword shape. Sword has short, wide blade connected to a narrow cylindrical handle with large circular pommel and crossguard. Blade has a cross design cut out of the centre and incised circles along the curved edge that ends in a rectangular point. At the top of the blade sits a prominent upraised cross decorated with split diagonal lines. The outer ends of the cross curve up into hooked points. The handle, pommel, and crossguard have incised geometric designs. Handle ends in a rounded point.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/178

Gold weight. Metal piece in ceremonial sword shape. Sword has two blades set diagonally in a "v" shape connected to a short cylindrical handle with large circular pommel and crossguard. Each blade has a cross design in the centre, and an upraised spiral design at the top where the blades connect. The handle, pommel, and crossguard have incised geometric designs.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/177

Gold weight. Metal piece in dagger shape. Dagger has straight triangular blade and cylindrical handle and crossguard. Decoration on one side of the blade consists of an upraised dome with cross-hatch design in the centre of a upraised semi-circle. Decoration on the reverse side consists of an upraised triangle with cross-hatch design in the centre of an upraised semi-circle. Knuckle guard has braided design on exterior side. A metal coil is wrapped loosely around the handle.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/176

Gold weight. Metal piece consisting of two relatively cylindrical shapes connected to a narrow post with large spheres at each end. The cylindrical shapes bow slightly and narrow into points that hook together at the end. Two projections extend out at the wide end of the cylindrical shape and curve towards each other. A diamond shape sits at the top of the cylinders just below where they connect with the middle sphere. The cylindrical shapes have an upraised dot design.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/175

Gold weight. Metal piece consisting of a flat circle attached to a long cylindrical handle bent at 90 degrees. An upraised dot design covers all sides of the circle and handle.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/174

Gold weight. Curved rectangular metal piece with three windows. Design on concave side has upraised parallel lines around the perimeter with a diagonal line in each corner. Vertical bars in the middle have upraised zigzag lines forming columns of diamond shapes.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/173

Gold weight. Semi-circular metal piece with notches cut out of the curved edge. A vertical line bisects the semi-circle creating two quadrant windows in the centre. Front surface design consists of rows of incised dots. Back surface design consists of a dot border and incised lines on the rectangular projections of the notched edge.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/172

Gold weight. Triangular metal piece with short handle. Sides of the triangle flare slightly towards the bottom. Inside the triangle is a semi-circle bisected by a straight vertical line that aligns with the handle. Handle widens towards the end and is decorated with two thick grooved lines. Top point of the triangle is broken off.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/171

Gold weight. Semi-circular metal piece with inverted triangle projections extending perpendicular to each end and on both sides of the circle's peak. Design consists of upraised lines on the semi-circle and triangular projections.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/170

Gold weight. Metal piece in the shape of a chair with ornate decoration and intricate features. Chair has wavy arms that transform into spirals and stud decorations along the back, arms, and seat. Cylindrical posts with upraised rings extend out from the top of the chair and the front ends of the seat. Front chair legs are curved towards the back. Back two legs are broken off.

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