Group of four birds · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036344
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 3 cm
B: 4,5 cm
H: 1.2 inch
B: 1.8 inch
Description
brass, on cross-shaped base, two of them in shape of the mythical “sankofa” bird with the heads looking backwards, with patina
The object Group of four birds with the object ID 3036344 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 363 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 149