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Lot 236

85th Tribal Art Auction

Sword · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041581

sold EUR 750

Provenance

Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland

Size

H: 71 cm

H: 28.0 inch

Description

metal, wood, remains of pigments, base

Such swords were primarily ceremonial and prestige objects, because they have neither point nor cutting edge.They were displayed at the royal court reflecting the power and authority of the king.

Comparing literature

van der Pas, Kathy et. al. (ed), Aspects, Akan cultures in Ghana, The Hague 2001, p. 53

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