Receptacle with lid "kuduo" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3034815
sold
EUR 100
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyGerman Private Collection
Size
H: 9,5 cm
D: 13 cm
H: 3.7 inch
D: 5.1 inch
Description
brass, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion and abrasion;
the “kuduo” served for keeping gold dust and valuables of any kind as well as for libation and blood sacrifices. A “kuduo” was used, when its owner wanted to “clean his soul”, and was often placed into his grave - a fact which explains its relative rareness.