Triangular Akan Weight
Akan · West Africa
Reference: PGM-71
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- Height
- 1.50 cm
- Material
- African Bronze
These pieces were used in Baule territory well into the 20th century. All differ in shape, dimensions or weight and bear various surface motifs. These motifs…
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These pieces were used in Baule territory well into the 20th century. All differ in shape, dimensions or weight and bear various surface motifs. These motifs form a true code of signs, a language known only to some high initiates. The late Professor Georges Niangoran Nbouah left an extensive three-volume treatise on goldweights, undoubtedly the first and most in-depth study of the subject.
Two-tier piece with a very low upper triangle. Small lines extend from its corners and side centres to the corresponding points of the lower triangle. Weight: 73.3 g.
Further technical information
- Width
- 3.50 cm
- Attributed period
- 17th to 19th centuries
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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West Africa. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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