Akan weights: when jewelry becomes a language. What are Akan weights? ?

 Akan weights: origin and meaning

Formerly used to measure gold, Akan weights are imbued with philosophical, moral, and social symbolism. Each shape tells a proverb, a value, a worldview.

 From weight to ornament

Incorporated into PerlesRaresDjonou jewelry, Akan weights become modern talismans. They invite you to wear a message as much as a piece of jewelry.

Akan weights have been used in trade since the 13th century. They were used to weigh gold nuggets or gold dust, which served as currency. 
The shapes are sometimes geometric or representations of people, animals...
They also served as a means of communication that only initiates mastered.

The lost-wax casting technique was and still is used to produce bronze figurines. The process is long and involves molding in beeswax and clay. The metal is then carefully poured in.

For example, if the king issued a new decree, he would have a new weight cast. The weights were also used for ceremonies, in the context of justice, etc...