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Akan goldweights

Africa tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: $5k–50k (serious collector)

Akan goldweights (locally known as mrammou or abrammuo) are weights made of brass used as a measuring system by the Akan people of West Africa, particularly for secure and fair-trade arrangements with one another. The status of a man increased significantly if he owned a complete set of weights. Complete small sets of weights were gifts to newly wedded men. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric Form
Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric Form, 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Gold Weight (abrammuo): Antelope
Gold Weight (abrammuo): Antelope, 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Goldweight Depicting a Geometric Shape
Goldweight Depicting a Geometric Shape, 17th/18th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Goldweight with a Geometric Design
Goldweight with a Geometric Design, 18th/19th century
Art Institute of Chicago

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