Three goldweights: beetles · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036388
Vendu
100 €
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, with patina, cast from nature, missing parts in the cast (legs), two palm beetles, proverb: “If you dont like the taste of the palm beetle, console yourself with its grub.”
Littérature comparée
Graffenried von, Charlotte, Akan Goldgewichte im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Wabern-Bern 1990, ill. 45 Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, p. 180