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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.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10563, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square w/ rounded corners w/ horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines on one side and a cross design on the other, 5.54 g. weight called nnomanu. 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 5-10541, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, square w/ lettering resembling a half circle, and "E" and a "K" , on top, 4.35 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 weights, accession number 5-10574, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat rectangular with six triangular indentations on top, 8.60 gm. weight called 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.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10559, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, rectangular w/ a geometric design on top, 3.33 gm. weight called domma, fiaso. 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 5-10536, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, triangular w/ rows of lines, on top, 2.16 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.

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