Twelve gold weights, endless knots, and decorative motifs · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052850
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Arts Afrique, Lomé, Togo (a)Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany (b,c)
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (d)
Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain (f)
Kempf, Munich, Germany (g)
Rennen, Düsseldorf, Germany (h)
Waigant, Vienna, Austria (i)
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany (1972-1976) (a-l)
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass),
a) rope decoration with eyelets, l: 4.8 cm
b) buckle shape, l: 6.8 cm
c) interconnected cylinders, l: 7 cm
d) umbrella tip, l: 3.9 cm
e) interconnected loops, l: 7.3 cm
f) intertwined objects, l: 8.8 cm
g) handle from a sword or bell, l: 3.9 cm
h) Good luck knot, l: 5.7 cm
i) knot, l: 6.6 cm
j-l) various decorations, l: 4.1 cm - 7.2 cm