Spoons of Weighing Gold Akan
Akan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: APO-3
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- Height
- 7 cm
- Material
- Brass
Spoons from the first half of the century XIX. The largest measures 7,5 cm, 6,6 median and 5,6 The different alloys of metal have left different…
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Full original description
Spoons from the first half of the century XIX. The largest measures 7,5 cm, 6,6 median and 5,6 The different alloys of metal have left different patinas. These spoons were used to deposit gold in the bowls of the balance. The set of elements weighing the gold was kept in the dja or sacred cloth containing a parchment dedicated to ancestors.
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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