WEIGHTS, SCALES, & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a fine small weight in the form of an antelope with a screw-shaped creature called a

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a lot of two finely made crocodile weights. L: 5.5 cm. Bouah p. 93. Superb!  ...

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a lot of five different coiled serpents, three of which are normal types with snake

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a lot of two brass fish weights. The fish appear to be in the grouper family. L:8.3

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a finger ring in brass, size 11 with a standing chameleon atop. Wearable.  &#...

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a very well sculpted seated monkey, holding a round piece of fruit, his tail up, lef

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a lot of three unusual weights, one a man holding what looks like parts for a big gu

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a lot of three standing workers on platforms (bases) one holding a pot over his head

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a really great weight cast in the form of a bearded chief, wearing a loincloth, sitt

WEST AFRICA, GOLD COAST (GHANA), Ashanti Tribe, c. 1720-1900 AD. a lot of two workers standing on small platforms, one engaged in cutting a tree, the