Five goldweights: Birds · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3039406
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Karlheinz Kreitz, Düsseldorf, GermanySize
H: 1,5 cm - 5,5 cm
H: 0.6 inch - 2.2 inch
Description
brass, various depictions of birds and bird traps, one showing the mythical “sankofa”, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
the “sankofa” bird looks backwards: proverb: “If it lies behind you, take it” (meaning make use of the lessons of the past).
The object Five goldweights: Birds with the object ID 3039406 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 267 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 737 ff.