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ASHANTI FIGURAL GOLD WEIGHT, C.1900, ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection - The History Gift Store
ASHANTI FIGURAL GOLD WEIGHT, C.1900, ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection - The History Gift Store
ASHANTI FIGURAL GOLD WEIGHT, C.1900, ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection - The History Gift Store
ASHANTI FIGURAL GOLD WEIGHT, C.1900, ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection - The History Gift Store

ASHANTI FIGURAL GOLD WEIGHT, C.1900, ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection

$220.00

Bronze, under 1 ½” (1.46”) length, modeled as a snake configured in a knot. These weights were originally used to measure gold for transactions. They represent proverbs that were integral to the Ashanti culture and later, were exchanged as gifts. The proverb for this example may possibly be findable on the internet. Certificate of authenticity.

Item ID: B8957
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ASHANTI FIGURAL GOLD WEIGHT, C.1900, ex: Sir Cecil Armitage Collection

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