Nine goldweights: fruits and seeds · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036288
sold
EUR 100
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 1 cm - 6 cm
L: 0.4 inch - 2.4 inch
Description
brass, patina, cast from nature, various forms and sizes
The object Nine goldweights: fruits and seeds with the object ID 3036288 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 391 achieved a sales price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Graffenried von, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 72 f.