Zemanek-Münster

Five goldweights: crocodiles ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036318

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
L: 5,4 cm - 9,5 cm
L: 2.1 inch - 3.7 inch

Description

brass, with patina, two single crocodiles, three crossed crocodiles; proverb: “The crossed crocodiles have one belly - but when eating they struggle.”


The object Five goldweights: crocodiles with the object ID 3036318 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 359 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 188


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