Three goldweights ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035586

Description

brass, et. al. in form of a grasshopper, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
until the beginning of the last century gold dust was the most common currency of the country. At every buying or disposal the gold dust had to be weighted, for this purpose natural weights like seeds, shells or bones were used, as well as metal weights, nowadays called gold weights.

L’objet Three goldweights avec l’ID d’objet 3035586 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 74th tribal art auction dans 7 septembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 183 a atteint un prix de vente de 450 €.

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