Zemanek-Münster

Six goldweights: elephant tail whisks

Ghana, Akan
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”.


Comparing literature

Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 215

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