Three figural goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036360
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 2,5 cm - 3,5 cm
H: 1.0 inch - 1.4 inch
Description
brass, standing human figures, holding different items in their hands (et. al. guns), slight traces of corrosion
The object Three figural goldweights with the object ID 3036360 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 346 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 856