Six goldweights: elephant tail whisks · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036308
Vendu
330 €
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, with patina, various forms and sizes, proverb: “The elephant is capable of whisking off flies with his tail short as it is”.
Littérature comparée
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 215