Set of six gold weights, proverbs Akan, Ghana Brass, metal The importance of the material, gold, is matched by the quality, meticulousness, delicacy and technical prowess of the figurines used to weigh it, considered to be its measuring tool. The subjects depicted demonstrate the wide-ranging inventiveness of the Akan people. Whether moving figures, animals or furniture, they always bear witness to an accomplished execution, masterful for its small size.

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