Zemanek-Münster

Goldweight: mythical bird "sankofa" ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036341

sold EUR 300
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
H: 4,6 cm
H: 1.8 inch

Description

brass, slight traces of corrosion;
the “sankofa” bird looks backwards: proverb: “If it lies behind you, take it” (meaning make use of the lessons of the past).


The object Goldweight: mythical bird “sankofa” with the object ID 3036341 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 361 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 104


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