ISBN:
0-582-64631-6
,
978-0-582-64631-5
Language:
English
Pages:
xix, 393 Seiten, 1 Faltblatt
,
Illustrationen
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
Legon History Series
Keywords:
Westafrika Ghana
;
Akan
;
Metall
;
Gold
;
Goldgewicht
;
Goldhandel
;
Handel
;
Geschichte
;
Wirtschaftsethnologie
Description / Table of Contents:
List of illustrations and maps -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Maps -- The origins of the Akan gold trade -- Gold in the Akan states -- The Guinea trade -- The art of the goldsmith -- Gold production and export, 1400-1900 -- Goldweights in Akan society -- Evolution of the Akan weight-system -- Akan weight-names -- The dating of Akan goldweights -- Goldweight production: a numerical estimate -- Units of weights and weight-ranges -- Traditional sterling values of goldweights -- Weight-lists from individual informants -- Published weight-lists, 1852-1973 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 364-374
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