Six goldweights: fishes · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036290
sold
EUR 110
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 2,5 cm - 4,2 cm
L: 1.0 inch - 1.7 inch
Description
brass, with patina, various forms and sizes;
proverb combined with fishes: “If the fish comes out of the water to say that the crocodile is ill, one should not doubt it” (nobody will doubt what your close friend says about you).
The object Six goldweights: fishes with the object ID 3036290 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 387 achieved a sales price of EUR 110 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Graffenried von, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 121 f.