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Gold Weight (abrammuo): Fish

The prominence of fish-shaped weights in Asante cultures may be linked to the highly held value of wisdom, as the word for fish and wisdom in the Asante language is the same: adwene .

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Decorative objects · Animals · Catalog HV6ESGWY

Gold Weight (abrammuo): Fish

Unknown creator · 1800s

The prominence of fish-shaped weights in Asante cultures may be linked to the highly held value of wisdom, as the word for fish and wisdom in the Asante language is the same: adwene .

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Verification notes: The museum's official API record 136918 marks share_license_status as CC0 and supplies the matching web image. The exact object page, accession number 1961.399, API evidence, and institutional Open Access policy are retained. CC0 addresses copyright; the batch still receives general-audience and other-rights review.
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