Three receptacles with lid "kuduo" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3042647
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, GermanySize
H: 10,5 cm - 11,5 cm
D: 9 cm - 12,5 cm
H: 4.1 inch - 4.5 inch
D: 3.5 inch - 4.9 inch
Description
brass, different sizes, with ornamental decor, min. dam., traces of usage and corrosion.
The “kuduo” served for keeping gold dust and valuables of any kind as well as for libation and blood sacrifices. A “kuduo” was used, when its owner wanted to “clean his soul”, and was often placed into his grave - a fact which explains its relative rareness.
The object Three receptacles with lid “kuduo” with the object ID 3042647 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 152 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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