Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster
Six lidded containers "mforowa" (sing. "forowa"), Ghana, Akan, Size: H: 8 cm - 12,5 cm (H: 3.1 inch - 4.9 inch), ID: 3052824
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Lot 291
Auction 106

Six lidded containers "mforowa" (sing. "forowa") ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052824

Starting price
EUR 450
Estimated price
EUR 800
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Provenance
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany
Size
H: 8 cm - 12,5 cm
H: 3.1 inch - 4.9 inch

Description

brass sheet,

“Mforowa” were originally used for storing and warming shea butter, but also for keeping gold dust. Gold dust served as a form of currency and was used to pay taxes, duties, and fines.

Comparing literature

von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 63, ill. 21

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