Object class: Measuring device components / Function: 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10576, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square flat with an asterisk design, on top, 3.77 gm. weight called borofo. 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 weights, accession number 5-10567, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; rectangular w/ two columns of raised lines of top, 6.05 gm. weight called naano. 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 weights, accession number 5-10505, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; branch with leaves, 3.39 gm. weight called domma, fiaso.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10494, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; a "square" knot, 12.98 gm. weight called asia. dwa.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10554, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, rectangular, rows of line segments and half circle designs, 4.12 gm. weight called agyiratwe. 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 weights, accession number 5-10547, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast ; square pyramidal, 6.13 gm. weight called nsano. 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 weights, accession number 5-10526, described as Goldweight; brass, lost wax cast, rectangular, design of spiral and rays on top, 53.63 gm. weight called asoasa "three osoa" 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 weights, accession number 5-10525, described as Goldweight; brass, lost wax cast, notched square shape, incised square on top, 35.71 gm. weight called asoanu, "two osoa". 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 weights, accession number 5-10499, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; palm flower, 13.08 gm. weight called dwoa.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10507, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; triangular object with a bar dividing the middle, 7.99 gm. weight called bremansuru.

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