Pectoral disc "akrafokonmu" ("soul washers badge") · Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045208
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
René David, Zurich, SwitzerlandRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
D: 8 cm
D: 3.1 inch
Description
gold alloy, ca. 0,150 (3,6 carat), weight: 44 g, with crocodile, gold casting in wax thread technique
The object Pectoral disc “akrafokonmu” (“soul washers badge”) with the object ID 3045208 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 157 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Expertise
Nr. 985, Eidgenössisches Kontrollamt für Edelmetalle, Zurich, 22.7.1988