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Item #1172
Type of object: Gold Dust Spoon
Ethnic group: Ashanti/Akan
Country of origin: Ghana, Africa
Measurement: 3.5 x 12.2 cm
Weight: 9 grams
Gold dust spoons were used by the Akan people in Ghana and other parts of West-Africa. They were used to weigh gold dust which was used for daily transactions before coins and money were invented.
Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL