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RARE, MUSEUM-QUALITY AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE ASHANTI (ASANTE TRIBE) PANGOLIN GOLDWEIGHT (ABRAMMUO). THIS IS A GENUINE ETHNOGRAPHIC ARTIFACT FROM GHANA, AFRICA, DATING TO THE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER. SUBJECT: PANGOLIN (SCALY ANTEATER) WITH DETAILED OVERLAPPING SCALES.

THIS REMARKABLE PIECE FEATURES A STYLIZED CROCODILE (ODENKYEM), A REVERED TRIBAL TOTEM REPRESENTING ADAPTABILITY AND POWER. ANIMAL TYPE: CROCODILE / ALLIGATOR (ODENKYEM). MATERIAL: BRASS / BRONZE. ORIGINAL/REPRO: ORIGINAL ANTIQUE.