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.