Zemanek-Münster

Three figural amulets

Côte d'Ivoire, Kulango
sold EUR 1,100
Provenance
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany

Description

brass, zigzag-shaped bodies, various sizes, h: 3,5 cm - 5 cm, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
such small figures, depicting one or more characters, are called „anyedos“. They are pendants with protective function and it is prooved that they were used to weigh gold dust as well.


Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 137

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