Akan goldweights
Ghanaian weight made of brass used by the Akans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Akan goldweights (locally known as mrammou or abrammuo)[1] are weights made of brass used as a measuring system by the Akan people of West Africa, particularly for wei and fair-trade arrangements with one another. The status of a man increased significantly if he owned a complete set of weights. Complete small sets of weights were gifts to newly wedded men. This insured that he would be able to enter the merchant trade respectably and successfully.
Beyond their practical application, the weights are miniature representations of West African culture items such as adinkra symbols, plants, animals and people.[2][3]
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