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Puduo or Kuduo lid and two gold weights, W. Africa

This object is the lid of a puduo or kuduo (container)from West Africa. There is a bottom part to this vessel but it is missing. Puduos were used for holding gold dust or jewelry and are made using the lost wax casting method.

W. African gold weight

The manufacture of and designs on these vessels were similar to that of the gold weights that we also have in our collection.

Learn more about these items by visiting this sites:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wax/hd_wax.htm Background on lost wax technique

http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/abramo.html Background on West African gold weights and puduo (containers)

http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/craftspeople.htm Shows modern maker of gold weights

http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/akan.html Background on gold weights along with images

http://www.randafricanart.com/Asante_Kuduo_container.html Excellent background and tons of images of puduo/kuduo and gold weights.

http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/abrammoo_abramobe.html Gold weights as proverbs

mali_arts_culture.pdf THis pdf document has several great lesson plans on the trans-sahara gold trade and the role of gold weights.

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