Three goldweights: birds · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036367
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, a cock, subsequently worked on a ring, l: 4,9 cm/d: 2 cm; bird in a trap, h: 5,3 cm; five birds on stepped base “anomaa”, proverb: “When it falls behind you take it”, b: 4 cm
The object Three goldweights: birds with the object ID 3036367 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 368 achieved a sales price of EUR 200 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 737 ff