Goldweight [Figure Blowing a Side-blown Trumpet] by Akan

Goldweight [Figure Blowing a Side-blown Trumpet] 19th-20th century

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This small bronze sculpture, known as a goldweight, depicts a figure blowing a side-blown trumpet. Created by the Akan people of Ghana in the 19th-20th century, these weights were used to balance scales during the weighing of gold dust, an important form of currency in the region. The detailed figure and trumpet speak to the artistic skill of the Akan, and the subject matter reflects the importance of music and ceremony in their culture. This particular goldweight is now part of the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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