Six goldweights: horns · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036368
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Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, with patina, horns of various sizes and design; proverb: “If a horn deserves a jawbone, they attach one to it”.
Littérature comparée
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1029, 1031, 1033, 1043