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Gold WeightAf534

Thin, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of four circular swirls.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf575

Metal figure of a man on a base. He has rounded oval eyes that have a horizontal groove across with arched brows above, a nose, a mouth, and a goatee. He has breasts and a navel. His left arm holds a horizontal, cylindrical object that is tapering at both ends on top of his head. His right arm curves forward and holds a long, vertical stick.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf566

Square metal piece that has two grooved bands around the middle on all four sides.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal ?
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf564

Metal piece that is the shape of a three-dimensional mutli-pointed star with each side having an x-like shape so that the corners meet together to create the points.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf548

Thin, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of an elaborate swirl design that extends into a connection with an outward facing semi-circle with upraised lines at either end.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf537

Thick, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of a pair of double-ended trident-like shapes.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf539

Thick, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of three circles with an outward facing semi-circle at either end of each circle along the longer edges.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Dust BoxAf558 a-b

A dark gold metal box with a separate lid. The box (part a) is plain and rectangular. The top of the lid (part b) has a rope-like border around the design, which consists of a central diamond shape with a horizontal line through it, and from which twelve diagonal lines extend out to the border.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica WeightK2.97

Replica cast gold weight. Two bronze hornbills on a wood base. Both birds have rounded eyes. Both birds face toward each other with their beaks overlapping. Both birds are connected at the bottom across with a pedestal that is double-grooved in the middle and two-stepped at either side. One bird's tail is higher than the other.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
bronze metal and wood
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica WeightK2.96

Replica gold weight. Two bronze birds mounted on a wooden base. The birds have rounded eyes with a horizontal slit across the middle. Four cylindrical projections come from the head. The concentric circular wings rest at either side. While the bodies of the birds face each other in the middle, their beaks are turned backward toward their flat, angled tails. The base of each bird is attached to a long, thin four-stepped bronze pedestal, which is attached to the plain wooden base.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
bronze metal and wood
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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