Category:Dwoa (gold weight)

The Dwoa (a) + (b) is a historical gold weight of the Akan in Ghana and the Ivory Coast for the weighing of gold dust.

Regional name variants:

• Djua
• Dwowa (a)
• Acandjua
• Asia (h) + (i)
• Kanjua
• Anlunyi
• Anlui, Anui (a) + (b) + (c), Anrui (a) + (b), Alui

Theoretical weight:

- 13,1640 g (Abel)

- 13,2 g (Garrard)

Real weight:

- 12,9 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.113 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Bird figure of a bird)

- 13,0 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.040 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Figure of a bird with comb)

- 13,0 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.015 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Figure of stylized scorpion))

- 13,1 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.058 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Antelope horn figure)

- 13,1 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.181 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Ingot-shaped weight with bar line patterned number symbolism)

- 13,3 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.142 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Figure of a headless bird)

Value equivalents:

1 Dwoa = 120 Sempowa (Garrard)

1 Dwoa = 60 Taku = 90 Ba (Abel)

240 Taku = 40 Ackies (Abel)

(1 Ounce = 16 Ackies (European trade))