Six goldweights: elephant tail whisks · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036308
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 4 cm - 9 cm
L: 1.6 inch - 3.5 inch
Description
brass, with patina, various forms and sizes, proverb: “The elephant is capable of whisking off flies with his tail short as it is”.
The object Six goldweights: elephant tail whisks with the object ID 3036308 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 307 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 215