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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16534, described as Gold weight; wisdom knot
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10878, described as Ashanti gold weight. brass figures, three drummers on a flat base. (one missing) one drummer with drum under left arm; second drummer resting drum on ground; middle drummer missing. tarnishedon flat base. 199.4 grams.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16583, described as Gold weight; bell/ gong.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16556, described as Gold weight; pressure drum.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16623, described as lamp with 4 birds, large, tall.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16545, described as Gold weight; state sword.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10887, described as gold weight; scorpion, flat, light colored, raised design on back, outstretched pincers, cross design on back, four brass loops on each side, coiled eyes. 26.3 grams.
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 5-16648, described as tiny bird on fan; broken.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16574, described as Gold weight; palm beetle (asomorodwe).

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