Gold weight

The Asante used these copper alloy weights, or mbrammuo, as a standard for weighing out gold and gold dust. While the weights of the objects were standardised, their shape could be simple or complex. This weight was cast in the form of a knife or sword.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
68/1994/101
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Currency
Collection Area Region
W
Material
copper alloy (cast)
Common Name
gold weight
Simple Name
weight
Production County
South Ghana
Production Country
Ghana
Production Year Low
1400
Production Year High
1900

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gold dust weight (sing. abrammuo; pl. mrammuo)