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: Ea6788
: World Cultures
: Weight
: A brass weight for weighing gold in the form of 2 figures chained together by the ankles. There are 2 female figures, one on either side. One female carries a baby on her back and the other carries a basket containing a hoe on her head. The male carries a basket on his head and a hunting spear in his right hand. Length of chain attached between them.
: Asante
: Ghana, West Africa, Africa:
: Ghana, West Africa, Africa: [Book] Plass, Margaret W. 1967. African Miniatures: the Gold Weights of the Ashanti.