Eleven goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052840
Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain (c, h, i)
Arts Afrique, Lomé, Togo (d)
Peter Kohler, Ascona, Switzerland (g, j)
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld (1969-1976) (a-k)
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass),
This finely assembled group comprises eleven cast brass goldweights representing a variety of utilitarian and symbolic forms traditionally used in the Akan gold-dust economy.
a) game board (“oware”), l: 5.2 cm
b) oil lamp, h: 3.1 cm
c) double bell, h: 4.9 cm
d) earth hoe, l: 6 cm
e) hoe and knife, l: 6.8 cm
f) drum (hollow-cast), h: 3.1 cm
g) drum with trophies, h: 2 cm
h) drum with handle, h: 1.8 cm
i) horn with jaw ornament and loop, l: 4.8 cm
j) blowing horn, l: 6.4 cm
k) horn, l: 7.3 cm
The object Eleven goldweights with the object ID 3052840 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026, lot number 300 at that time and is currently available for EUR 700 in Open sale.
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