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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, spoon, accession number 5-10479, described as Spoon; sheet brass, triangular handle, shallow spoon, handle with repousse border and circles in center. 4.5 x 2 cm. Used to measure out quantities of gold dust in the Ivory Coast gold dust trade from the 1400's through 1800's.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, spoon, accession number 5-10484, described as Spoon; sheet brass, tapered handle, curved edges, incised border circles, image of a bird and other abstract designs, 1 g; 13.5 cm; w. 3 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, spoon, accession number 5-10483, described as Spoon; sheet brass, wide rectangular handle with repousse border and diamond-shaped designs, 1 g 8 cm, w 3 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, 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, spoon, accession number 5-10479, described as Spoon; sheet brass, triangular handle, shallow spoon, handle with repousse border and circles in center. 4.5 x 2 cm. Used to measure out quantities of gold dust in the Ivory Coast gold dust trade from the 1400's through 1800's.

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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, spoon, accession number 5-10484, described as Spoon; sheet brass, tapered handle, curved edges, incised border circles, image of a bird and other abstract designs, 1 g; 13.5 cm; w. 3 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.

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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, spoon, accession number 5-10483, described as Spoon; sheet brass, wide rectangular handle with repousse border and diamond-shaped designs, 1 g 8 cm, w 3 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.

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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.

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