22 May Behind the Scenes: Ghanaian Gold Weights
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Akan-speaking communities on the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) have been home to a vibrant brass-casting culture (Garrard 1983, 30). From the 15th century, brass-casting focused on producing equipment for the local gold trade: boxes, scales, and weights (Garrard...