Goldweight · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036050
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Sotheby’s New YorkSize
B: 7,5 cm
B: 3.0 inch
Description
brass, elaborate work, partly in openwork design, numbered “623” on the underside, minor missing parts in the cast;
the catfish motif is a symbol of fertility, wealth and power in many african societies.