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2000.6.783

Set of miniature tools used in making weights for measuring gold. The tools are all fixed on a bar. [CF 7/8/2002]

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2000.6.783

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Collection type
Object
Description
Set of miniature tools used in making weights for measuring gold. The tools are all fixed on a bar. [CF 7/8/2002]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector Bernard Schottlander
PRM source Sara Hicks
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2000
Date collected
By 2000
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 2000
Materials and processes
Material Metal
Object numbers
Accession number: 2000.6.783

Search terms: Measurement, Tool, Gold Weighing Accessory