Zemanek-Münster
One blow pan and four gold dust spoons
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Lot 232
76th tribal art auction

One blow pan and four gold dust spoons

Ghana, Akan
not available anymore
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
Size
L: 9,5 cm - 14,5 cm
L: 3.7 inch - 5.7 inch

Description

beaten brass, silver sheet, blow pan, l: 13 cm; four gold dust spoons, l: 10 - 15 cm, various forms, the longest made of silver metal sheet, two of the spoons with strong traces of corrosion

Comparing literature

Graffenried von, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 61
Africa

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