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Asante treasury bags

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title:Asante treasury bags
place (creation):Ashanti Region, Ghana
type:Field photograph of Treasury bags (nkotokwaa)
note: Asante treaury bags typically occur in pairs and are used to hold gold dust, weighing equipment and other currencies. Field photograph by Doran H. Ross, Ejisu, Ghana, September 2, 1976.
culture:Ghanaian-Asante
provider:UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
identifier (Fowler):FDHR_61
credit:Doran H. Ross, 1976