Zemanek-Münster

Six goldweights: horns

Ghana, Akan
not available anymore
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
L: 4,4 cm - 6,4 cm
L: 1.7 inch - 2.5 inch

Description

brass, with patina, horns of various sizes and design; proverb: “If a horn deserves a jawbone, they attach one to it”.


Comparing literature

Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1029, 1031, 1033, 1043

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