Gold measures Akana is a measuring system that existed among Akans in West Africa , used to weigh gold sand , which was used before the advent of paper and iron money. Weights were made of brass in the form of miniature household items, people, animals and plants; a person’s social status increased significantly if he possessed all the items to be weighed, as this allowed him to freely participate in trade [1] .
Collections of these items exist in several museums around the world, including the Museum and the Derby Art Gallery .
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- ↑ Garrard, TF 1972 Studies in Akan Goldweights (1). In Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana. 13 (1): 1-20.