Figural goldweight: two greeting men ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3039394

Description

brass, slight traces of corrosion;
proverb: “They have ended up like Amoako and Adu”, used as an expression of reproach for wasted opportunities. Amaoko and Adu parted in their youth and in old age met again to find that they were as poor as when they started out.

The object Figural goldweight: two greeting men with the object ID 3039394 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 270 achieved a sales price of EUR 750 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 119, pl. 31