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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10568, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; triangular with a hollowed core, 3.67 gm. weight called borofo. 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, accession number 5-10554, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, rectangular, rows of line segments and half circle designs, 4.12 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, accession number 5-10547, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast ; square pyramidal, 6.13 gm. weight called nsano. 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, accession number 5-10501, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; a fan, circular, coiled 4.56 gm. called nsoansa.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10587, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; elongated bell shaped, 4.19 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, accession number 5-10494, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; a "square" knot, 12.98 gm. weight called asia. dwa.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10500, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; shield, curved square frame with eight protuberances, 9.67 gm. weight called piresuru.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10584, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square with a line and comb-like designs, on top, 3.57 gm. weight called borofo. 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, accession number 5-10475a,b, described as Box with lid; rectangular, cast brass a) box; smooth sides, no decoration, small holes at one end, 8.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm. b) top; fitted, circular and straight line designs. Associated with Ashanti gold weights and the gold dust currency which thrived on the Ivory Coast from the 1400s through the 1800s.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10615, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, square with columns of lines and a curvilinear design of top, 10.56 gm. weight called suru ne dommafa. The everyday businessman's weight were for the amounts of gold dust used for money in much of West Africa from the 1400's through the 1800's.

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