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Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10878, described as Ashanti gold weight. brass figures, three drummers on a flat base. (one missing) one drummer with drum under left arm; second drummer resting drum on ground; middle drummer missing. tarnishedon flat base. 199.4 grams.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10852, described as Ashanti gold weight. brass man playing a round drum, head slightly tilted to the left.

Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10887, described as gold weight; scorpion, flat, light colored, raised design on back, outstretched pincers, cross design on back, four brass loops on each side, coiled eyes. 26.3 grams.

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

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