Twenty geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036417
sold
EUR 100
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 0,8 cm - 3,5 cm
H: 0.3 inch - 1.4 inch
Description
brass, with patina, various sizes and decor, a comb-like weight augmented with lead to increase its weight - one weight with cavity on the backside to reduce its weight
The object Twenty geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036417 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 281 achieved a sales price of EUR 100.
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