BAULE & ASHANTI BRASS MASKS AND GOLD WEIGHTS

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 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 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 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

Five African Ashanti Brass Goldweights, Ghana, incl. golden stool-form, l. 2 1/4 in.; beetle-form, l. 1 3/8 in.; crab claw-form, l. 1 1/4 in.; pepper-form, l. 1 in.; and okra-form, l. 2 in. Provenance

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

**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

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

**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

Collection of Eight Antique Brass Ashanti Tribe Gold Weights, made of Ghanaian brass and bronze using the cire perdue (lost-wax) casting method, displaying a variety of figural and abstract forms, com

COLLECTION ASHANTI/AKAN BRONZE PENDANTS, BRACELET, PASSPORT MASKS, GOLD WEIGHTS AND GOLD SCALE

Group of (18) cast bronze/brass goldweights, cast using the lost wax method, including five horns, a shield, a fan, various animals and other forms, Ashanti peoples, Ghana, likely 18th-20th century, W

Group of (25) cast bronze/brass goldweights, cast using the lost wax method, various geometric forms, Ashanti peoples, Ghana, likely 18th-20th century, West Africa. Approximate size, 2.25"H x 2"W x 0.

Collection West African gold weights, 20th c., incl. mostly Ashanti and Baule, (45+) pieces, copper alloy, 3"l (largest), 0.5"l (smallest)

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

1800s Brass / Bronze African Gold Weight Asante, Ashanti