Sword ornament, Ghana, Akan, Size: H: 4,5 cm (H: 1.8 inch), ID: 3042522

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Lot 276

86th Tribal Art Auction

Sword ornament · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3042522

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Size

H: 4,5 cm

H: 1.8 inch

Description

brass, in form of leopard rising from a tortoise, flanked by antelope/springbok (?), min. dam., slight traces of corrosion

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