Three goldweights: bird cages · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036447
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, with patina, cage with chicken, h: 3,8 cm; a cage hung between two posts, h: 4 cm; cage rising from a pedestal, equipped with three cannons, h: 4 cm, proverb: “The wild bird of Aketakyi is guarded with cannons.”