Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:artifacts
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Akan_gold_weights
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
symbol of knowledge
symbol of wealth symbol of social status |
gptkbp:depicts |
animals
humans objects |
gptkbp:displayedAt |
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ghana |
gptkbp:fabricationProcess |
lost-wax casting
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gptkbp:function |
gptkb:currency
status symbol recording proverbs |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Asante gold weights
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Islamic_weights
trade with North Africa |
gptkbp:material |
brass
bronze |
gptkbp:measures |
abrammu
takka |
gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:West_Africa |
gptkbp:period |
15th century to 20th century
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gptkbp:shape |
geometric
figurative |
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register_(2017)
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gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Akan_people
gptkb:Asante_people |
gptkbp:usedFor |
measuring gold dust
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ghana_National_Museum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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