Ashanti gold-weight

Made:: West Africa

One of 5 Ashanti gold-weights

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1992-185/5

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

type:: gold weight (ashanti)

credit:: Prof. Ida C. Ward

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Ashanti gold-weight

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