Sword · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3042657
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, GermanySize
H: 59 cm
H: 23.2 inch
Description
wood, gold leaf, metal, gilded wooden handle carved with two knobs with incised decor and two faces each, partly openworked blade (with traces of corrosion), 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.
The object Sword with the object ID 3042657 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 153 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
van der Pas, Kathy et. al. (ed), Aspects, Akan cultures in Ghana, The Hague 2001, p. 53