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Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 5-10475a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cowrie shells, accession number 5-10298, described as Money? string of cowry shells; double row; tightly bound.

Hearst Museum object titled Cowry shells, accession number 5-10294, described as Money? string of cowry shells; double row; tightly bound.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold dust box, accession number 5-15240a,b, described as gold dust box, brass; inside are several pcs. of quartz crystal; (a) box, square, 2.7 x 1.5 cm.; (b) lid w/ geom. and spiral designs in relief; 2.8 x 2.8 x 1 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold dust box, accession number 5-10476a, described as box with lid; oval, sheet brass. a) box; decorated on sides with slanted lines of punched dots, bottom with light bulb shaped designs 9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm. b) lid; fitted, decorated with light bulb shape designs, 8.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold dust box and lid, accession number 5-10477a,b, described as box with lid; cylindrical, sheet brass. A) box- brass cylinder with loose bottom, small holes in bottom, three sets of three lines encircle the box 5.5 x 2.5 cm. B) lid- curved, circular cap shape, wire loop through center, 5 incised circular lines 3 x 1.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, man and animal, accession number 5-10488, described as Lid; brass, lost wax cast, from gold dust box, rectangular, perimeter decorated with raised ridges. four sitting duck-like fowl in center, bottom wit ridge to fit inside box. 8 x 3.5 x 1 cm. Used in conjunction with the gold dust currency which flourished on the Ivory Coast from the 1400's through 1800's.

Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 5-10296, described as Money? string of cowry shells; double row; tightly bound.