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1. Balance beam

Museum number:
5-3248a
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Balances (scales)
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
July 1963

2. Brass object

Museum number:
5-16303
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

3. Figure

Museum number:
5-16297
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

4. Gold dust box

Museum number:
5-16372a,b
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

5. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-16642
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
length 2.3 centimeters, height 2.3 centimeters, and width 5.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

6. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-16552
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
width 1.8 centimeters, length 1.4 centimeters, and height 5.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

7. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-16575
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
width 1.5 centimeters, length 1 centimeters, and height 3.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

8. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-16669
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 2.1 centimeters, length 0.3 centimeters, and width 2.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

9. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-16494
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
length 2.8 centimeters and width 0.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

10. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-16481
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
length 3.2 centimeters, height 1.8 centimeters, and width 1.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana