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Cast brass weights used to measure precise amounts of gold dust. Weights in this system were developed in the seventeenth century. These weights are f
Cast brass weights used to measure precise amounts of gold dust. Weights in this system were developed in the seventeenth century. These weights are from the nineteenth century.
17th Century Akan Terracotta – Metropolitan Museum of Art
17th Century Akan Terracotta – Metropolitan Museum of Art
Akan Woman.
Akan Woman.
Akan metalwork from the Brooklyn Museum, New York City, United States.
Akan metalwork from the Brooklyn Museum, New York City, United States.
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18th-century Ashanti brass kuduo. Gold dust and nuggets were kept in kuduo, as were other items of personal value and significance. As receptacles for
18th-century Ashanti brass kuduo. Gold dust and nuggets were kept in kuduo, as were other items of personal value and significance. As receptacles for their owners' kra, or life force, kuduo were prominent features of ceremonies designed to honour and protect that individual.
The Portuguese established the Portuguese Gold Coast with the construction of Elmina Castle (Castelo da Mina) by Diogo de Azambuja in 1482, making it
The Portuguese established the Portuguese Gold Coast with the construction of Elmina Castle (Castelo da Mina) by Diogo de Azambuja in 1482, making it the oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa.
A Gold Coast postage stamp overprinted for Ghanaian independence in 1957
A Gold Coast postage stamp overprinted for Ghanaian independence in 1957
Traditional chiefs in 2015
Traditional chiefs in 2015