Table 1. Registered Goldsmiths in Ashanti (1909)
CategoryNumber
Central province of Ashanti48
Goldsmiths in Royal Households126
Adansi district11
Obuasi8
Kokofu11
Dengiassi4
Bekwai59
Mansu N’Kwanta5
Banka0
Bantama34
Djakyie3
Darkwa1
Northern Province (Ashanti)3
Goldsmiths who were not natives of Ashanti, residing in Kumasi*7
Total320
  • * Notes: From Accra and Cape Coast.

    Source: Table compiled by the Author from a survey by the colonial administration in Ashanti (March–December 1909). Public Records and Archives Administration Department, Kumasi (hereafter PRAAD): ARG1/1/37.