Title: Akan weights and the gold trade
Description: This book describes the history of weights used in Ghana and ivory Coast from the XIV century on till XIX the century to weight golddust. Gold was the material used to pay for all kind of titems. It was traded throught the Sahara to be sold in Europe. From the XVI century on the gold was traded  directly with Europeans.It ist the best work on this item.These weights are in bronze made with the lost wax technique.He is the first who describes the different weights system derived from the islamic mitkal.The english gold guinea was made from gold in that area and was named after that area: the Guinea coast.
Subjects: Akan (African people), Asante, Commerce, Gold industry, Goldweights, Akan (African people), Guinea coast system, History, gold trade, weights for gold, west africa; Akan, Akan Goldweights, Gold
Places: West Africa, guinea coast
People: Akan, Asante, Baule
Time periods: XIV - XIX century