The Niger Bend | A Selection of Our Best Items |
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$125.00 Cross design gold weight
item #854Ivory Coast - Baule 1 5/16 x 15/16" (3.3 x 2.3 cm) | $125.00 Disk top pyramid gold weight
item #848Ivory Coast - Baule 5/8 x 5/8 x 1 5/16" tall (1.5 x 1.5 x 3.2 cm tall) |
$125.00 Disk top pyramid gold weight
item #849Ivory Coast - Baule 13/16 x 14/16 x 1 3/16" tall (2.1 x 2.2 x 2.9 cm tall) | $125.00 Disk top pyramid gold weight
item #850Ivory Coast - Baule 15/16 x 15/16 x 1 3/8" tall (2.3 x 2.4 x 3.3 cm tall) |
$150.00 Double gong design goldweight
item #864Ivory Coast - Baule 2" (5.2 cm) | $950.00 Exceptional elephant tail motif goldweight
item #832Ivory Coast - Baule 3 13/16 x 1 5/16" (9.5 x 3.3 cm) |
$125.00 Fan design goldweight
item #858Ivory Coast - Baule 2 1/16 x 1 1/8" (5.2 x 2.8 cm) | $150.00 Fan design goldweight
item #859Ivory Coast - Baule 1 7/8 x 1 3/16" (4.8 x 3.7 cm) |
$50.00 Geometric goldweight
item #833Ivory Coast - Baule 1 3/16 x 13/16" (3 x 2 cm) | $50.00 Geometric goldweight
item #837Ivory Coast - Baule 15/16 x 14/16" (2.3 x 2 cm) |
$75.00 Geometric goldweight
item #839Ivory Coast - Baule 1 1/4 x 3/4" (3.1 x 1.8 cm) | $50.00 Geometric goldweight
item #840Ivory Coast - Baule 1 1/8 x 1 3/16" (3 x 2.7 cm) |
$50.00 Goldweight
item #855Ivory Coast - Baule 11/16 x 12/16" (1.7 x 1.7 cm) | $25.00 Goldweights - fifth set of photos
item #509Ghana - Ashanti Please click on the image to view two more sets of goldweights, at the same price, $25 each. |
$50.00 Goldweights - fourth set of photos
item #508Ghana - Ashanti Please click on the image to view two more groups of goldweights. The weights in the second set are $25 each. Those in the third set are $50 each. | $95.00 Large gold dust spoons
item #440Ghana - Ashanti Please click on the photo to view another set of large gold dust spoons in another style. |
$125.00 Loop top pyramid gold weight
item #846Ivory Coast - Baule 7/8 x 7/8 x 1 5/16" tall (2.1 x 2.2 x 3.2 cm tall) | $50.00 Old brass gold dust spoons
item #439Ghana - Ashanti These are all old brass spoons which were used for manipulating gold dust in commercial transactions. Please click on this photo to see another set of old brass spoons. Most of the spoons are $50. The exceptions are as follows: the one in the lower left of this photo is $95. The one just above that one is $30. The smallest one in the top of the same photo is $25. In the second photo the smallest spoon in the top right of that photo is $30. |
$50.00 Old goldweights - all types
item #109Ivory Coast - Baule Geometric were used for centuries to weigh gold and are all at least 100 years old since the practice of using gold as a common unit of exchange ended about 100 years ago. Please click on the image to view two more photos and two more types of old goldweights. The second photo shows a group of assorted goldweights, all $25 each. These are more ordinary in shape but have specific weights and were as useful as the more intricate weights. The third photo shows two shield figurative goldweights, both priced at $175 each. | $75.00 Pyramid gold weight
item #845Ivory Coast - Baule 1 1/16 x 1 x 3/4" tall (2.6 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm tall) |
$75.00 Second group of geometric goldweights
item #506Ghana - Ashanti Please click on the image to see two more sets of goldweights. All of the goldweights in the second and third sets are priced at $50 each. | $95.00 Square tower pyramid gold weight
item #851Ivory Coast - Baule 1/2 x 1/2 x 3/4" tall (1.2 x 1.3 x 2 cm tall) |
$150.00 Sun design round goldweight
item #860Ivory Coast - Baule 1 1/8" diameter (2.8 cm) | $25.00 Tiny triangle goldweight
item #861Ivory Coast - Baule 9/16 x 11/16" (1.4 x 1.6 cm) |
$50.00 Triangle geometric goldweight
item #838Ivory Coast - Baule 1 5/16 x 1 1/8" (3.4 x 2.8 cm) | $125.00 Triangle geometric goldweight
item #853Ivory Coast - Baule 3/4 x 2 1/8" (1.8 x 5.3 cm) |
$125.00 Triangle pendant goldweight
item #862Ivory Coast - Baule 7/8 x 2 1/8" (2 x 5.2 cm) | $45.00 Very tiny stool gold weight
item #852Ivory Coast - Baule 3/8 x 1/2 x 3/8" tall (.9 x 1.2 x .9 cm tall) |
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