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Unknown Maker
Goldweight (Abrammuo): Geometric Goldweight (Abrammuo): Geometric
19th century 19th century

The Akan began mining gold in the late thirteenth century and traded it with their neighbours in the West African Sahel region, then across the Sahara Desert to North Africa. Their early goldweights tended toward geometric designs, a style favoured by their Sahel neighbours. Gradually, Akan metalsmiths expanded their repertoire to include humans, animals, birds and plants, but geometric forms remained the most common.

Unknown Maker
Akan peoples Akan peoples
Goldweight (Abrammuo): Geometric Goldweight (Abrammuo): Geometric
19th century 19th century
metal alloy metal alloy
height / width / depth: 2.10 x 1.90 x .50 cm; .83 x .75 x .20 in.
Gift of Justin and Elisabeth Lang, 1984 Gift of Justin and Elisabeth Lang, 1984
M84-603

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