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Gold Weight3055/24

Gold weight. Thick square-shaped metal piece with upraised rectangular design on top. There are six scratches in middle of the rectangle that look to be deliberate markings.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/23

Gold weight. Thick rectangular metal piece with upraised design. Centre design is a square divided into four quadrants with a diagonal line bisecting each quadrant to form a diamond shape in the middle. A diagonal line from one quadrant is missing. Centre design is framed by series of short horizontal lines on two of the outer edges.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/22

Gold weight. Square-shaped metal piece with rounded corners and upraised geometric design. Design consists of three zigzag lines separated by four straight horizontal lines.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/21

Gold weight. Square-shaped metal piece with a short grooved line in the centre of three of its four edges, perpendicular to the edge.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/20

Gold weight. Rectangular metal piece with upraised design. Design has a series of triangles along one long edge with short horizontal lines along the other long edge.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/19

Gold weight. Thick square-shaped metal piece with a design on top consisting of six upraised vertical lines and one horizontal line. There are two rows of small circular divots on bottom of the object beneath collector's label.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3055/18

Gold weight. Long rectangular metal piece with rounded edges and upraised design on top. Design has one horizontal line connected to a series of short vertical lines.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight2815/17

Brass weight for weighing gold. The weight is in the shape of a lizard, with a rounded head, slightly open mouth, and protruding eyes that sit on the top of the head. The two front arms are bent forward toward the chin, and four legs support the torso. The back is patterned in a series of braided and straight lines. The tail is curled up and inward, with a small projection at the bottom.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility Figure2815/16

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head. High oval forehead, curved upraised brows, horizontal semi-oval eyes, a long vertical nose, and a small mouth at the bottom of the face. Rings are carved around the neck. The horizontal rectangular arms are outstretched to the sides with small pointed breasts below. The lower half of the body is cylindrical. Beaded strings adorn the figure at the neck and the bottom.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood, plastic and fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility Figure2790/27

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head. High oval forehead, curved upraised brows, small horizontal oval eyes with a horizontal slit along the middle, a long vertical nose, and a small mouth at the bottom of the face. The arms are truncated off with small pointed breasts below. The lower half of the body is somewhat cylindrical with a flat back and widens slightly to an oval base at the bottom.

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