Collector: William Russell Bascom / Donor: William Russell Bascom / Function: 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Balance beam, accession number 5-3248a, no description available.

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 Scale dish, accession number 5-3248c, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Scale dish, accession number 5-3248b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 5-3239, described as Brass weight. Rectangular with curved and linear designs on top. "ta nzunza" (but looks Ashanti in style); 53.99 gm.

Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 5-3244, described as Brass weight. Rectangular, in form of a mancala board (African game). "ta anui" (a bit overweight); 64.26 gm

Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 5-3247, described as Brass weight. Rectangular, with raised linear design on top. "atakpi nzunza"; 34.99 gm

Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 5-3240, described as Brass weight. Rectangular with 3 parallel lines on top. "anuinyo" (overweight); 26.60 gm

Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 5-3238, described as Brass weight. Rectangular with curved and linear designs on top."ta nzunza" (but looks Ashanti in style); 53.55 gm.

Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 5-3243, described as Brass weight. Rectangular. Linear designs on top. "ananyo" (overweight); 30.20 gm