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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Ashanti
Title:Smallest Geometric Weight
Date Made:Early Period
Type:Weights and Measures
Materials:brass
Place Made:West Africa
Measurements:overall: 1/2 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.; 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Accession Number:  HC 1181.034
Credit Line:Gift of Franklin H. Williams, 1984.
Museum Collection:  Hampshire College Art Gallery
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Description:
It is square and has two bars in one corner with two lines coming off it. One corner is broken. Color is yellow.

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