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Four receptacles with lid "kuduo" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035312

Vendu 600 €
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)

Description

brass, different sizes, decorated with ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion, one handle missing;
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.


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