Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Songhai (Mali, Africa) scale and gold weights
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creation Place:
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Africa
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Creation Place:
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Jenne
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Creation Place:
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Mali
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Title:
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Songhai (Mali, Africa) scale and gold weights
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Date:
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Collected 1984
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Materials:
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brass
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Materials:
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string
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Materials:
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iron
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Materials:
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wire
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Dimensions:
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Height of scale 22 cm
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Current Location:
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Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
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Address:
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Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
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Object ID:
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UCLA FMCH X83.908A-M
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Subject:
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- Cast carved assembled
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Heading:
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Content/Description
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Notes:
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Collection of 13 brass and lead weights and a pair of scales, purchased from Hace Toure, a Songhai goldsmith at Jenne, Mali. M and N are European nest weights adjusted to the Islamic weight standard.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/ft258004j0
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