Featured What is this? Where is it from?

Anyone seem this before? Looks like a modern made replica of ancient figurines ? A phenix ? I can’t figure out if it’s Chinese, Japanese, or Native American or Pacific Islander?

 

None of the above imo.
I have seen something similar before, but can't remember where. I'm sure @2manybooks can refresh my memory.

 

or maybe perhaps Komo........

Ashanti....Asante......Akan ...brass gold weight !

size would be nice to know though.....

 

Of course, an Akan gold weight.

Yes, maybe komo too.

 

Thx. That’s really cool how fast you ID it. I guess the Blackwood base should have hints me Africa .


Akan goldweights (locally known as mrammou) are weights made of brass used as a measuring system by the Akan people of West Africa, particularly for wei and fair-trade arrangements with one another. The status of a man increased significantly if he owned a complete set of weights. Complete small sets of weights were gifts to newly wedded men. This insured that he would be able to enter the merchant trade respectably and successfully.

Beyond their practical application, the weights are miniature representations of West African culture items such as adinkra symbols, plants, animals and people.[1][1

 

Looks like you two have this handled.......

 

When ya know, what ya know !!
These are mine....

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Nice collection

 

thank you!