Three goldweights: weapons · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036272
sold
EUR 120
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, patina, a) axe, l: 6,2 cm, proverb: “however difficult a case may be, it must be settled by counsel, not with an axe”; two pistols, l: 4,3 cm resp. 6 cm
The object Three goldweights: weapons with the object ID 3036272 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 318 achieved a sales price of EUR 120 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Publications
Büse, J.E., Akan-Goldgewichte: Eine Kultur in Bronze, in: Sammler-Journal 2 (1979), p. 80