Four receptacles with lid "kuduo" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035312
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 5,5 cm - 7,5 cm
D: 9,5 cm - 14,5 cm
H: 2.2 inch - 3.0 inch
D: 3.7 inch - 5.7 inch
Description
brass, different sizes, decorated with ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion, one handle missing;
the “kuduo” served for keeping gold dust and valuables of any kind as well as for libation and blood sacrifices. A “kuduo” was used, when its owner wanted to “clean his soul”, and was often placed into his grave - a fact which explains its relative rareness.
The object Four receptacles with lid “kuduo” with the object ID 3035312 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 192 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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