Seven goldweights ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3039407

Description

brass, several swords and sabres, partly open worked, partly with double blades, in addition two bells, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion

The object Seven goldweights with the object ID 3039407 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 274 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, pl. 8 & pl. 13