Eleven goldweights: weapons · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036377
sold
EUR 130
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 3,8 cm - 8,5 cm
H: 1.5 inch - 3.3 inch
Description
brass, different alloys, with patina, ceremonial swords in various forms, partly with sheath emblems (snake, fish), various daggers, a cutlass and a bell
The object Eleven goldweights: weapons with the object ID 3036377 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 314 achieved a sales price of EUR 130 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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