Goldweight ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035587

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Description

brass, in form of a catfish, elaborate bottom, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the catfish motif is a symbol of fertility, wealth and power in many african societies.

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Comparing literature

Zeller, Rudolf, Die Goldgewichte von Asante (Westafrika), Leipzig, Berlin 1912, Tafel XVI, ill. 417

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Publications

Sonderdruck aus Heimatkundliche Blätter für den Kreis Tübingen, Nr. 3, April 1953

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