Rectangular ornamental element / pendant "srala" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / Ghana, Akan, Ashanti · ID: 3050488
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, SwitzerlandSize
M: 7,3 cm x 5,5 cm
M: 2.9 inch x 2.2 inch
Description
gold, 10 carat, on European gold chain (18 carat), 38 grams (total),
These splendid flat ornamental elements / pendants made of cast gold are sometimes referred to as “shield beads”. Among the Baule they are called “srala” - “bamboo door”.
The object Rectangular ornamental element / pendant “srala” with the object ID 3050488 was part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024. The object with the lot number 175 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 700.
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Comparing literature
Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus 2008, p. 88, ill. 156 Garrard, Timothy, Afrikanisches Gold, München 1989, p. 98, ill. 91