Ashanti / Akan gold weight, Goldgewicht, Ghana / Ivory Coast, bird, 49 g

Description

Asante / Akan brass goldweight / proverb (mrammou) from Ghana / Ivory Coast, bird, 49 grams
A finely cast figurative gold weight in the shape of a bird with smooth surface from use.
dimensions: 53 X 41 mm
weight: 49 grams
age: unknown
The weight, made of brass, used  by the Ashanti / Akan people of West Africa to measure gold dust.
Actually the figurative goldweights were proverbs with a special traditional or cultural meaning or practical advice.
Here we offer a figurative goldweight in the shape of a bird (pelican?) on a stepped base with broad tail, long neck and beak. The wings are adorned with spiral pattern.