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Start Over Object name Gold weights Object class Scale components Function 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10587, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; elongated bell shaped, 4.19 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 5-10562, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; triangular w/ rows of vertical lines, 3.97 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 5-10600, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; rectangular with two rows of rectangular gouges on top, 14.94 gm. weight called onansoa/onamfi. 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 5-10575, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; rectangular with a row of vertical lines, 6.62 gm. weight called dwoa 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 5-10573, described as Goldweight, lost wax cast, brass, square pyramidal, 5.52 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.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weights, accession number 5-10557, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, rectangular w/ a double line border on three sides, on top, 3.85 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 5-10580, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; square pyramidal with two triangular indentations, on top, 3.74 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 5-10593, described as Gold weight, brass, lost wax cast; rectangular pyramid, 14.86 gm. weight called onansia/onamfi. 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 5-10551, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; square pyramidal shaped w/ a protuberance on top, 2.73 gm. weight called bodommofa/soa. 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 5-10579, described as Goldweight, brass, lost wax cast; flat, warped, square with branch-like designs, on top, 2.99 gm. weight called soa. 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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