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Six goldweights: anthropomorphic figures - Ghana, Akan

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Six goldweights: anthropomorphic figures - Ghana, Akan

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brass, with patina, two weights with magicians offering a cock to the "nkabere" fetish, h: 3,5 cm/4,5 cm; fetish-priest with shrine and sword, h: 4,5 cm; hunter with prey, h: 4,3 cm; man with basket, h: 4,5 cm; man beating a bell, h: 5,5 cm
Provenance:
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Continent: Africa

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Six goldweights: anthropomorphic figures - Ghana, Akan

Name: Six goldweights: anthropomorphic figures - Ghana, Akan
SKU: 28924688
Price: 170 EUR
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Estimate €100 - €600

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