Author

Publication

2010 - Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Thames & Hudson, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

46,750 words, Guess

Page Count

187 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100500976961
  • ISBN-139780500976968
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009934779
  • OCLC Control Number457165260
  • Better World Books9780500976968
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Classifications

  • DDC739.5/2
  • LCCNK7889.6.G5 P45 2010

Description

"Over 600 years ago the Akan started to make brass weights for weighing gold dust, the currency of their region of Ghana and the Ivory Coast.... Tom Phillips ... presents a selection of more than five hundred chosen for their artistry and interest, accompanied by a full descriptive text about their history, styles, and mode of manufacture."--Book flap.

Subjects

Topics

Places

AkanGhana

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