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.
Comparing literature
von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 63