Ten goldweights: shields · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036325
sold
EUR 180
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 3,5 cm - 5 cm
H: 1.4 inch - 2.0 inch
Description
brass, with patina, in various forms and sizes, framework of a shield, proverb: “When a shield is worn out the framework remains” (Though the head of a family may die, the family endures).
The object Ten goldweights: shields with the object ID 3036325 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 323 achieved a sales price of EUR 180 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 223