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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10603, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; smooth edged trapezoid shape with a checkered rectangular segment of top, 13.02 gm. weight called dwoa. 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. Shows evidence of trimming to make up weight

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10512, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; hammer, rectangular head, probably a metal smiths hammer, 6.06 gm. weight called nsano.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10571, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square with two parallel line structures on top, 8.48 gm. weight called bremanansuru/suru. 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 5-10494, 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 5-10539, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat rectangular w/ a row of vertical lines on top, 3.89 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.

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