Goldweight: Leopard · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3038358
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Size
H: 4 cm
L: 14,5 cm
H: 1.6 inch
L: 5.7 inch
Description
brass, massive work, suckling her offspring, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
among the Asante and Fante, leopards have long been identified with chieftaincy. The virtues of the leopard, its strength, fearlessness and courage were attributes ascribed to an effective ruler and numerous proverbs characterize this symbolic congruity.