Four goldweights ·  Ghana · ID: 3032223

Description

brass with patina, two in form of animals (et. al. catfish), two in shape of human figures, the latter ones on acrylic bases;
until the beginning of the last century gold dust was the most common currency of the country. At every buying or disposal the gold dust had to be weighted, for this purpose natural weights like seeds, shells or bones were used, as well as metal weights, nowadays called gold weights.

L’objet Four goldweights avec l’ID d’objet 3032223 a fait partie de l’enchère 68th tribal art auction en 3 mars 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 174.

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