Three containers for gold dust "abampruwa" ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036170

Description

brass, dark patina, two rectangular boxes, the lids decorated with geometrical ornaments in relief, m: 6,5 cm x 5 cm/5,5 cm x 3,5 cm; an oval box, decorated with punched ornaments, l: 7 cm; all with slight traces of corrosion and usage

The object Three containers for gold dust “abampruwa” with the object ID 3036170 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 227 achieved a sales price of EUR 90 with an asking price of EUR 80.

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