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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, spoon, accession number 5-10482, described as Spoon; sheet brass, incised etchings on narrow handle, spoon at 45 degrees angle to handle, 1 g 9 cm. Used to measure out quantities of gold dust in the gold dust currency which flourished on the Ivory Coast from the 1400's through 1800's.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, square, accession number 5-10598, described as Goldweight; brass, lost wax cast, square/circular shape with triangular and looping designs on top. 20/07 gm. weight called osoa ne nsoansafa. The everyday businessman's weight for the amount of gold dust used as money in much of West Africa from the 1400s through the 1800s.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, square, accession number 5-10558, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, square w/ an asterisk design, on top, 2.26 gm. weight called nsoansafa. The everyday businessman's weight for the amount of gold dust used as money in much of West Africa from the 1400s through the 1800s.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, square, accession number 5-10560, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square pyramidal, 3.92 gm. weight called agyiratwe. The everyday businessman's weight for the amount of gold dust used as money in much of West Africa from the 1400s through the 1800s.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, square shape, accession number 5-10523, described as Goldweight; brass, lost wax cast, square shape, sunburst design on top, 33.93 gm. weight, perhaps called asoanu "two osoa" but efficient. The everyday businessman's weight for the amount of gold dust used as money in much of West Africa from the 1400s through the 1800s.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, thimble, accession number 5-10531, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; thimble 4.58 gm. weight called namfisuru. The everyday businessman's weight for the amount of gold dust used as money in much of West Africa from the 1400s through the 1800s.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, trumpet, accession number 5-10517, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; trumpet with three human jawbones on one end, 10.61 gm. weight called suru ne dommafa.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile strip, accession number 5-10891, described as Kente cloth, Ghana, Ashanti (Asante). June 14, 1985. 5-10891, acc no. 4036, file code 3.1. Collector: Franklin H. Williams. Donor: Franklin H. Williams. Materials, techniques: hand loomed cotton. Context of use: Used as a prestige or status item. The patterns of colored strips reflect the clan, social status and sex of the wearer. Description: Kente cloth; hand loomed cotton strip composed of narrow, brightly colored strips. 10x182cm. References: Newman, Thelma R. Contemporary African Arts and Crafts, Crown Pub. Inc. New York.