Eleven goldweights: shields and swords · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052848
Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain (a,Arts Afrique, Lomé, Togo (b, c, d)
Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany (e, f)
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany (1972-1975) (a-k)
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass),
a) Shield, l: 6.5 cm
b) Shield frame, l: 3.9 cm
c) Chief’s sword, l: 9.1 cm
d) Sword fragment, l: 5.8 cm
e) Chief’s sword, l: 5.9 cm
f) Elephant-tail whisk, l: 8.6 cm
g) Ammunition belt, l: 4.8 cm
h) Shield, l: 4 cm
i) Shield, l: 3 cm
j) Ammunition belt, l:5 cm
k) Elephant-tail whisk, l: 8 cm
Comparing literature
von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990