Fly whisk "nandwa blawa" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045934
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, GermanySize
H: 120 cm
H: 47.2 inch
Description
wood, gold foil, cloth, animal hair (horse-tail),
Fly-whisks are part of the regalia of chiefs and notables, and are set in front of them on public occasions serving as a sign of rank and status. As vital component of the “aja” (sacred family inheritance) they were crucial items in funerary displays honoring recently deceased elders.
The object Fly whisk “nandwa blawa” with the object ID 3045934 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 120 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Ross, Doran H., Gold of the Akan from the Glassell Collection, Houston 2002, p. 235 ff.