Dataset / Metadata Record · British Museum collection — Akan goldweights

Akan goldweights (abrammuo) as proverbial graphic forms

Akan goldweights were used in trade measurement and cast or modelled in figurative and geometric forms referencing proverbs and social concepts. Major museums including the British Museum and Metropolitan Museum hold extensive Ghana-related goldweight collections with accession documentation.

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British Museum collection — Akan goldweights

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https://ared.design/records/ARED-GH-HIST-00009

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