Six lidded containers "mforowa" (sing. "forowa") · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052824
Sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, GermanySize
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.
The object Six lidded containers “mforowa” (sing. “forowa”) with the object ID 3052824 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 291 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
von Graffenried, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, p. 63, ill. 21