Six goldweights: wisdom knots · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036381
sold
EUR 155
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 4,8 cm - 6 cm
L: 1.9 inch - 2.4 inch
Description
brass, with patina, variations on the motif
The object Six goldweights: wisdom knots with the object ID 3036381 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 335 achieved a sales price of EUR 155 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1159 ff.