Zemanek-Münster

Goldweight

Ghana, Akan
Vendu 800 €
Provenance
Lempertz Cologne, 1969
Taille
L: 4,5 cm
L: 1.8 inch

Description

brass with patina, in form of a beetle, min. dam.;
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.


Newsletter

Ne manquez aucune vente aux enchères ! Rejoignez notre communauté de plus de 10 000 collectionneurs d'art tribal et soyez le premier à être informé des nouveautés.

S'abonner aujourd'hui