Category:Namfi (gold weight)

The Namfi (a) is a historical gold weight of the Akan in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

Name variants:

• Onamfi (a) + (b)
• Anamfi
• Anenfi
• Gua (a) + (b) + (c)
• Jua (a), Joa
• Njua
• Dwa
• Dwowa (b)
• Asia ne soa (a)
• N'dua

Literally means Namfi = "between". "O-" is a singular prefix, "A-", "N-" are plural prefixes.

Theoretical weight:

- 14.3 g Au (Garrard)

- 14.016 g Au (Abel)

- 14.00 g Au ([6a],[6b]), [7])

Real weights:

- 13.9 g Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.036 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Figure of a snake with a bird in its mouth)

- 13.9 g Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.036 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Figure of a bird (sitting eagle))

- 14.3 g Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.159 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Figure of a bird on a two steps pyramidal rectangular pedestal.)

Value equivalents:

1 Namfi = 55 Taku (Garrard)

1 Gua = 64 Taku = 96 Ba (Abel)

18 Taku = 2 Ackies (Abel)

(1 Ounce = 16 Ackies = 144 Taku = 216 Ba (Abel))