Six goldweights: fishes
Ghana, Akan
Vendu
110 €
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Taille
L: 2,5 cm - 4,2 cm
L: 1.0 inch - 1.7 inch
Description
brass, with patina, various forms and sizes;
proverb combined with fishes: “If the fish comes out of the water to say that the crocodile is ill, one should not doubt it” (nobody will doubt what your close friend says about you).