Zemanek-Münster

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.”


The object Three goldweights: bird cages with the object ID 3036447 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 371 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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