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Title Akan Asante Goldweights Set of Three Antelopes Ghana African Abramoo
Type of ObjectBronze /brass cast weight
Country of OriginGhana or Ivory Coast
PeopleAkan People
MaterialsBrass/bronze
Approximate AgeUnknoen
Dimensions2-2.5 inches long
Overall ConditionGood.   Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.   Small splits, scrapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use.  We examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage we find in our listings.  Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage.
Damage/RepairSome oxidation

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Goldweights have been called "masterpieces in miniature" reflecting artistry in service to commerce. The weights are not gold but were used in the trade of gold. Until the end of the nineteenth century, gold (sika) was the currency of the Asante, Fante, Baule and other Akan peoples of Ghana. Used in trade with European merchants along the Ivory coast or Islamic traders from the north, gold dust was measured on small scales called ‘nsania’ using small copper, bronze or brass sculpted weights known as ‘abrammo’. Most people engaging in trade owned a set of weights ranging in appearance from small geometrically patterned weights to complex figurative and representational weights.

Cast in the ‘lost-wax’ technique these small sculptures served to facilitate trade while depicting Akan values characterized through proverbs or popular sayings. Weights would carry traditional proverbial lore or simply show people in everyday activity or comment upon social and political relationships, or to reflect upon religious acts and spiritual ideals. Humans, birds, wild animals, fish, amphibians as well as objects of everyday life were apt subject for representation in weights. Representational imagery derived from contact with Europeans includes ships, rifles and cannon are also found in weights. Goldweights are some of the best known examples of Akan arts reflecting their artistry in small scale but carrying great meaning. The Lost Wax Method is an exceptionally labor intensive process where a wax mold is formed by hand over an open fire until mold is exactly as intended. The wax is then dipped into very fine powdered black mud several times; being allowed to harden between applications; and forming a clay casting around the mold. The clay is then heated until wax melts and is poured out of its casting.

Finally, molten brass is poured into the casting replacing the old wax mold. The clay is then broken away from the brass; leaving a solid brass ornament.

Each piece is individually made. No two are exactly the same because the mold is broken in the process of making the piece.

For more information, see Plass's AFRICAN MINIATURES-GOLDWEIGHTS OF THE ASHANTI.

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