cast metal figurine
06 May 2018
Description

Hard cast statue of a native woman holding a child

Provenance

2nd hand store

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 3 days
By Nora Curl
May 09, 18:33 UTC
Fair Market Value
$40 - $200 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

This is an West African tribal cast metal figure known as a goldweight of a woman carrying a child in her arms and a supply jug atop her head. These were produced by the Ashanti, aka Asanti, who are an ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana. These weights evolved from simple geometric forms to figural representations of their culture. These were orginally used as weights for gold dust which was the primary form of currency before coins and paper money. Though it should be inspected in person for dating, this is likely 20th century.
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