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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-14923, described as Ashanti gold weight. man with cane and pipe carrying, forewood on his head. 23.7 g.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10866, described as Ashanti gold weight; figurine, man hanging from a tree w/ rope around neck and hands held to face; darkly tarnished.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10610, described as Goldweight; brass, lost cast wax, cogwheel shaped with dotted circle design, 24.32 gm. weight called esiabo mienu "double asia". This is an early piece made in the period 1400-1700 A.D.*, and is of historical interest. 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 weight, accession number 5-16011, described as Royal gold weight: Ashanti; brass; in the form of a forest spirit sitting astride crotch of a tree stump. square beard, two blunt horns on top of head, legs loop to the right with 4-5 toes on each. bascom paper label on bottom.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-14930, described as gold weight. cast brass. represents Ashanti seive (long-handled strainer); wt. 8.6 g.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-14918, described as gold weight, cast brass; standing water buffalo with bird resting on its horns and something in its mouth. 33.0 g.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-11737, described as gold weight. rectangular cast brass with incised marking on all edges. native name is “Asoanu.” 35.43 grams
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-14920, described as goldweight, cast brass; man climbing ladder, self base; wt. 38.7 g..
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10886, described as gold weight; man with a staff, may be Baule not Ashanti, stacked rings around waist and neck and on staff, large ears, nose and mouth, bald head, crooked knees. 69.5 g.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-14922, described as gold weight, cast brass; standing man with knife meets coiled cobra on base of specimen. wt. 21.3 g.

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