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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10569, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, square with one curved side, lines and looped designs, 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 5-10496, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; man pouring gun powder into gun, 8.35 gm. weight called bremansuru/suru.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10538, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; rectangular w/ a cross separating four indented circles, on both sides, 6.06 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 5-10595, described as Goldweight; brass, lost wax cast, rectangular with square base with heavily grooved sides, 15.59 gm. weight called ononsoa, tekimansua. 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 5-11414, described as Abrammo (weight), Ghana, Accra; purchased, origin uncertain. July 20,1972. 5-11414, acc no. 2870, file code 7.3. Collector: Andrew B. Smith. Donor: Andrew B. Smith. Materials, techniques: brass, lost wax cast. Context of use: In the days when gold dust was the currency of the Gold Coast, such weights served to measure out quantities of gold; made and used by each dealer for himself. They did not bear marks of denomination, nor were they checked by officials. Description: Goldweight in the form of a pair of bellows (?); 27 mm. l., 6.20 gm. corresponding to nsanu on the Asante scale. Made by: most gold-dealers made their own weights. Role in Trade: served both to ascertain quantities of gold and to deceive customers if possible. Reference: Brigitte Menzel: Goldgewichte aus Ghana Veroffentlichungen des Mus. fur Volkerkunde Berlin, Neue Folge 12; 1968.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10605, described as Goldweight; brass, lost wax cast, rectangular with two columns of line segments, 17.48 gm. weight called osoa. 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 weights, accession number 5-10497, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; a throne, 16.53 gm. weight called onansoa/osoa.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-11410, described as Abrammo (weight), Ghana, Accra; purchased, origin uncertain. July 20,1972. 5-11410, acc no. 2870, file code 7.3. Collector: Andrew B. Smith. Donor: Andrew B. Smith. Materials, techniques: brass, lost wax cast. Context of use: In the days when gold dust was the currency of the Gold Coast, such weights served to measure out quantities of gold; made and used by each dealer for himself. They did not bear marks of denomination, nor were they checked by officials. Description: Goldweight in the form of a small rectangular brass bar ornamented with five circles on top; 34 mm. l., 7.38 gm., an in-between weight half-way between dwoasuru and namfisuru in the Asante scale. Made by: most gold-dealers made their own weights. Role in Trade: served both to ascertain quantities of gold and to deceive customers if possible. Reference: Brigitte Menzel: Goldgewichte aus Ghana Veroffentlichungen des Mus. fur Volkerkunde Berlin, Neue Folge 12; 1968.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10613, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; triangular with heavily grooved and notched edges, two circular designs on top, 7.60 gm. weight called bremanansuru. 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 weights, accession number 5-10549, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, rectangular, top divided into four smaller rectangles w/ slash and criss-cross designs in two of the sections, 5.43 gm. weight called nnomanu. 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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