Introduction
Gold
Marleen de Witte and Martijn Oosterbaan

Soviet Gold as Sign and Value
Anthropological Musings on Literary Texts as Cultural Artifacts
Veronica Davidov

A Snake in the Hole
Possibilities and Risks of Artisanal Cold Mining in Southeastern Senegal
Philip Cartelli

Native Gold, Precious Beads and the Dynamics of Concealed Power in Akan Beliefs and Practices
Suzanne Gott

Wearing Gold, Owning Gold
The Multiple Meanings of Gold Jewelry
Annelies Moors

A Superlative Form
How Gold Mediates Personhood and Property in Mumbai
Ajay Gandhi

Complexities of Taste
Carolyn Korsmeyer