Insect weights
Akan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PFG-3
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- Height
- 4.80 cm
- Material
- Bronze
The largest insect measures 4,8 cm and minor 4,7. According to custom Akan These bronze weights have been melted by the procedure of lost wax from…
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Full original description
The largest insect measures 4,8 cm and minor 4,7. According to custom Akan These bronze weights have been melted by the procedure of lost wax from real insects that have served as mold.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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