Currency · Nigeria, Angas/Afo · ID: 3042652
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany (2005)Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
Size
H: 74 cm
B: 53 cm
H: 29.1 inch
B: 20.9 inch
Description
iron, shield-shaped, slightly vaulted, projection in the middle on top, traces of corrosion, base.
These giant size pieces of currency of the Angas, are the heaviest means of exchange ever made by an African blacksmith. It can reach the height of one meter with a weight of 35 kilograms.
The object Currency with the object ID 3042652 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 163 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Ballarini, Roberto, The perfect form, Milan 2009, p. 168