ANTIQUE AFRICAN ASHANTI AKAN GEOMETRIC GOLD WEIGHT 1400-1720 AD Brass 26g. No48 For Sale

ANTIQUE AFRICAN ASHANTI AKAN GEOMETRIC GOLD WEIGHT 1400-1720 AD Brass 26g. No48

Akan goldweights are weights made of brass used as a measuring system by the Akan people of West Africa, particularly for trade arrangements with one another.
Stylistic studies of goldweights can provide relative dates into the two broad early and late periods. The Early period is thought to have been from about 1400–1720 AD, with some overlap with the Late period, 1700-1900 AD. There is a distinct difference between the Early and Late periods. Geometric weights are the oldest forms, dating from 1400 AD onwards while figurative weights, those made in the image of people, animals, building etc., first appear around 1600 AD.

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