Five goldweights: wisdom knots · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036369
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 2,7 cm - 5,3 cm
L: 1.1 inch - 2.1 inch
Description
brass, various forms, one example heavily corroded
The object Five goldweights: wisdom knots with the object ID 3036369 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 334 achieved a sales price of EUR 350 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1159 ff.