Apr
11

Sidedoor: Good as Gold

How did a soft yellow metal, useless for tools or weapons, become the foundation of dynasties that lasted for centuries?

Graphic for Sidedoor Episode3.17

Glittering treasures, gleaming coins, and eye-catching jewelry…gold can be all of these things, but in some parts of the world it’s also an enduring link to the past. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, takes us on a journey through West Africa to learn how gold was the foundation for massive empires—and his own family—and how it continues shining brightly in West African culture today.

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Posted: 11 April 2019
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Jessica Sadeq has worked in the Central Office of Public Affairs since June 2007. She is the Marketing Manager for the Office of Communications and External Affairs.