19th C. African Ashanti Brass Gold Dust Weight

**Originally Listed At $50** West Africa, Central Ghana, Ashanti culture, ca. 19th century CE. A petite brass weight, produced via the lost wax process, shaped in a characteristic rectangular form wit

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti people, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A collection of brass weights for measuring gold and a lidded box for storing precious gold dust! Gol

West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of 30 cast-brass weights used for measuring and weighing gold. The weights are a variety of shapes, and most h

West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful collection of 40 cast-brass weights used for measuring and weighing gold. The weights are a variety of shapes,

West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti (Asante) people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an adorable cast brass crocodilian creature with a fish in his jaws that was used as a weight for gold meas

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of 8 cast brass weights known as abrammuo for measuring gold that are a remarkable variet

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Central Ghana, Ashanti (Asante) culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine set of four cast-brass figures used as weights when weighing quantities of gold dust. Th

4 African Ashanti Artifacts: 2 Gold Weights, Cast Bronze Ring & Head Fragment (ca. 18th-19th c. CE). The Ashanti (or Asante) are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of m

A pair of Ashanti brass weights for weighing gold, 18th - 19th Century, one in the form of a mask and the other representing the 'electric fish', which was believed to symbolize royalty and royal powe

West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti (Asante) Empire, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A mold-made bronze weight used for measuring gold, in an intricate design of a neck pillow with cross-struts for support. Size

AN ANTIQUE AKAN GOLD DUST CASKET OR CONTAINER, Ashanti, Ghana, probably 19th century - possibly earlier, Kuduo, cast brass Ashanti. A relatively rare example of a cast brass storage casket, intended t

Ca. 19thC. Hammered brass with elaborate open work handle. Spoon bowl shows one small break line at the top, otherwise fine and structurally sound. Ex-Nooter col.

Gold weights & brass examples, including five various miniature masks together with two rectangular plaques with raised geometric designs. Mounted within a custom frame. H. 35.5 cm (14 in) including f

A mixed lot of 4 antique African objects. Lot includes an Ashanti brass gold weight in the form of a spotted feline, a small prey animal within its mouth, 4 x 4 ¾ in (10.2 x 12 cm) including base. An

A finely cast Ashanti Gold weight acquired in 1971, featuring three figures in a ceremonial scene. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. This Gold weight measures 2 x 1.75 inches ( 4 inches tall on custom L

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Dogon & Ashanti people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century. A collection of bass and iron ornamental pieces from West Africa. Inclu

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti