Eight goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036792
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, GermanySize
L: 3,5 - 7 cm
L: 3,5 - 2.8 inch
Description
brass, small crab, crab claw (cast from nature), sword, scabbard with trophy head, three ceremonial horns, two geometrical weights with swastika decor;
the scabbard contains a blade, while the handle of the sword is missing. It might have been removed on purpose in order to achieve the appropriate weight.