Group of four containers "forowa" · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036874
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Size
H: 21 cm - 22 cm
H: 8.3 inch - 8.7 inch
Description
brass sheet, of round forms in various sizes, decorated with chiselled and chased motifs, min. dam., partly small missing parts, traces of corrosion;
such receptacles were used for storing and heating sheabutter, which played an important role as a cosmetic, a fuel and as a foodstuff. Sometimes they were used for storing gold dust as well.
The object Group of four containers “forowa” with the object ID 3036874 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 235.
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Comparing literature
von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 63