Ashanti / Akan gold weight, Goldgewicht, Ghana / Ivory Coast, peacock, 139 grams

Description

Asante / Akan brass goldweight/ proverb (mrammou) from Ghana / Ivory Coast, peacock, 139 grams
An unusual big figurative gold weight in the shape of a peacock.
dimensions: 108 X 81 mm
weight: 139 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 an unusual big figurative goldweight in the shape of a peacock on a stepped base with long tail and wings.