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Object Number: Ea6793

Collection: World Cultures

Object Name: Weight

Description: A brass weight for weighing gold. The form of a turtle with a shell attached to its side.

Locality: Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Cultural Group: Asante

Place of production: Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Precise location:

Associated Place: Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Reference: [Book] Plass, Margaret W. 1967. African Miniatures: the Gold Weights of the Ashanti.