Zemanek-Münster

Four figural goldweights ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3039410

sold EUR 650
Provenance
Karlheinz Kreitz, Düsseldorf, Germany
Size
H: 3,5 cm - 6,5 cm
H: 1.4 inch - 2.6 inch

Description

brass, standing figures shown in every day and sacrificial routines, two with handwritten collection numbers on the bottom, min. dam., traces of corrosion


The object Four figural goldweights with the object ID 3039410 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 282 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 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. 111, pl. 23


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