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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10553, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; square, w/ a row of the line segments and triangular designs, on top, 4.45 gm. weight called nsoansa. 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 weight, accession number 5-10610, described as Goldweight; brass, lost cast wax, cogwheel shaped with dotted circle design, 24.32 gm. weight called esiabo mienu "double asia". This is an early piece made in the period 1400-1700 A.D.*, and is of historical interest. 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10594, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat rectangular with a raised perimeter and two diagonal lines connecting the opposite corners, 9.2 gm. weight called suru/ piresuru. 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 5-10590, described as Pendant; lost wax cast, brass replica of Ashanti fertility doll 9akua-ba), blackened. ht. 5 cm. Described by donor as a fake figurative gold weight

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10503, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; simple, four pronged object, 6.89 gm. weight called dwoasuru.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10619a-c, described as Vessel; brass, ceremonial A) body-two tiers, engraved, repousse and riveted sheet brass, geometric, linear designs, repousse animals, waxy interior, circular, 18x17 cm, B) bottom piece; circular sheet brass with fitted lip, blue corrosion 16 x 1 cm. C) top; conical with fitted lip, engraved and repousse animals and geometric designs ht 8 cm, diam. 17.5 cm. Used to hold offerings at funerals, female puberty rites, and other rituals and to store gold dust, precious beads and other valuables.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10604, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; smooth edged, square shaped with a smaller square with two notches, on top, 12.95 gm. weight called dwoa. 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10603, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; smooth edged trapezoid shape with a checkered rectangular segment of top, 13.02 gm. weight called dwoa. 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. Shows evidence of trimming to make up weight

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10512, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; hammer, rectangular head, probably a metal smiths hammer, 6.06 gm. weight called nsano.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10571, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square with two parallel line structures on top, 8.48 gm. weight called bremanansuru/suru. 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.

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