Receptacle with lid "kuduo" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3036856
Description
brass, round form, decorated with elaborated ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion;
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.
L’objet Receptacle with lid “kuduo” avec l’ID d’objet 3036856 a fait partie de l’enchère 77th tribal art auction en 28 juin 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 238.
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