Ten goldweights: shields · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036325
Vendu
180 €
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, with patina, in various forms and sizes, framework of a shield, proverb: “When a shield is worn out the framework remains” (Though the head of a family may die, the family endures).
Littérature comparée
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 223