Gold Weight: Geometric, 16th–17th century, Ghana, Akan peoples, Brass, H x W x D: 1 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm), Metal-Implements, In the fifteenth century, cast Akan gold weights (brass figurines used to measure units of gold dust) were developed in response to the extensive trade in gold mined in Kumasi that was initially transported across Saharan trade routes
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Gold Weight, Geometric, 16th–17th century, Ghana, Akan peoples, Brass, H x W D, 1 1/8 1 3/8 1/2, 2.9 3.5 1.3 cm, Metal-Implements, fifteenth, cast Akan gold, weights, brass figurines, measure units, gold dust, developed, response, extensive trade, mined, Kumasi, initially transported, across, Saharan, trade, routes
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