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Gold Weight3677/7

Cast bronze standing female figure with flat, square base. The flat, oval-shaped head has raised facial features - eyebrows extending down to the nose in a Y-shape, almond-shaped eyes, and small mouth. The head is framed by metal, that curves outward on both sides by the chin. They have a long neck, short torso with prominent breasts, back and buttocks. They have a twisted belt around the waist. The limbs are very long, with both arms and legs slightly bent, and hands down at the side. There are 3 pairs of bands or bangles on each arm.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3677/6

Cast bronze standing female figure with flat, square base. The flat, oval-shaped head has raised facial features - eyebrows extending down to the nose in a Y-shape, almond-shaped eyes, and small mouth. There is also a diamond shape in the middle of the forehead. The head is framed by metal, that curves outward on both sides by the chin. They have a long neck, short torso with prominent breasts, back and buttocks. They have a twisted belt around the waist. The limbs are very long, with both arms and legs slightly bent, and hands down at the side. There are 3 pairs of bands or bangles on each arm.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/38

Two human figures standing on a rectangular base. The base has slightly uneven edges. The figures are positioned so one is standing in front of the other. The front figure is holding a drum-like object on their head. The other figure is holding two long, L-shaped sticks in each hand, raising them to touch the drum skin. Both figures have oval-shaped heads and vertical lines on their backs. Both figures are wearing loincloth-like garments.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/28

Tiny rectangular gold weight with geometric design. Stepped design with two raised rectangles at centre.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/25

Small square gold weight with geometric design. At centre, two x's flanked by teeth-like design on sides with six rectangular notches and seven raised lines.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/23

Small square gold weight with geometric design. Geometric design cutout of top layer with thin square backing. At centre, u-shape with line extending down from bottom of u, flanked by teeth-like design on sides with six rectangular notches cutout leaving seven raised lines.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/21

Small rectangular gold weight with geometric design. Stepped design with three layers - the bottom being the thickest layer, and design cutout of top layer. X-shape at centre with three rectangular notches cutout on each side.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/19

Fish gold weight. Small flat fish with indents on one side, and raised circles all over the body on the opposite side, and large spirals for eyes. The mouth is a small extension with a notch. The face is divided from the body by a pair of raised lines. Two small dorsal fins and a small pectoral fin are made of concentric lines, and the heart-shaped tail fin of contentric hearts.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/17

Small figurative gold weight. Sawfish (?) in a curved in a j-shape. Forward extension with four teeth on either side. Flat head with two raised circular eyes and a double-ellipsoid mouth (?) on top. Behind the head are two fins and a dorsal fin. The long body curves creating the j-shape, and ends with an hourglass shaped tail of fins.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3600/13

Metal gold weight in the form of a European-style chair (asipim) with solid seat and back rest. The backrest is triangular in shape with a knob at the top, centre. At top of each side are decorations. The frame has small bumps, representations of furniture studs.

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