Rectangular ornamental element / pendant "srala" - Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
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gold, 10 carat, on European gold chain (18 carat), 38 grams (total),
These splendid flat ornamental elements / pendants made of cast gold are sometimes referred to as "shield beads". Among the Baule they are called "srala" - "bamboo door".
M: 7,3 cm x 5,5 cm, M: 2,9 inch x 2,2 inch
Provenance:
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland
Lit.: Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus 2008, p. 88, ill. 156
Garrard, Timothy, Afrikanisches Gold, München 1989, p. 98, ill. 91
Continent: Africa
These splendid flat ornamental elements / pendants made of cast gold are sometimes referred to as "shield beads". Among the Baule they are called "srala" - "bamboo door".
M: 7,3 cm x 5,5 cm, M: 2,9 inch x 2,2 inch
Provenance:
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland
Lit.: Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus 2008, p. 88, ill. 156
Garrard, Timothy, Afrikanisches Gold, München 1989, p. 98, ill. 91
Continent: Africa
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Rectangular ornamental element / pendant "srala" - Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
Estimate €700 - €1,500
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