Three goldweights: beetles · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036388
sold
EUR 100
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 3 cm - 4,5 cm
L: 1.2 inch - 1.8 inch
Description
brass, with patina, cast from nature, missing parts in the cast (legs), two palm beetles, proverb: “If you dont like the taste of the palm beetle, console yourself with its grub.”
The object Three goldweights: beetles with the object ID 3036388 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 374 achieved a sales price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Graffenried von, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, ill. 45 Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 180