Lot 0191

Gold of Africa

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Ghana Gold Coast West Africa jewellery jewelry & ornaments 1747 print: CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: Bijoux d'Or qui se portent commes des Amuletes. [Jewelry, gold etc. from the coast of Guinea] DATE PRINTED: 1747 IMAGE SIZE: Approx 20.0 x 15.0cm, 8 x 6 inches (Medium)

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Antique Ashanti Gold Dust Weight Museum of African Art: A finely cast Ashanti Gold weight acquired in 1971, featuring three figures in a ceremonial scene. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. This Gold weight measures 2 x 1.75 inches ( 4 inches tall on custom L

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Ashanti Gold weight Leopard with Prey, Museum Exhibited: A Fine Akan or Ashanti Gold weight featuring a Leopard carrying its Prey, from Ghana, West Africa. This Gold weight measures 1 7/8 inches long mounted to a 2x2 inch base. Provenance: Newman Collection

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Ashanti Gold Weight Akan Sword Ex Museum of African Art: A finely cast Ashanti Gold weight acquired in 1971, featuring an Akan stle ceremonial sword with ancestral face. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. This Gold weight measures 3.75 inches ( 4 inches tall o

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Old Ashanti Gold Weight Lobster Ex Tribal Arts Gallery: A small but very interesting Old Gold weight in the form of a Lobster. Ashanti or Akan peoples, Ghana, Africa. The Gold weight measures 1.75 inches long and 2.75 inches tall on custom display stand. P

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A Rare Ashanti Finial for Linguist Staff: A carved wooden female effigy with stylized horns , hands outstretched and seated on a classic throne. Remnants of Gold Gilt. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The figure measures 9.5 inches tall. Prove

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MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE - Gold Miners, Johannesburg: Artist: Margaret Bourke-White Title: Gold Miners in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1950 Medium: Photo Litho, 2012, Italy Dimensions: 8.85x11.35" Description: Heat Wax Mounted on 11x14" Conservation Board

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Georges Ebrin Adingra (French 1933-2005) Oil: Georges Ebrin Adingra ( African France1933 - 2005 ) Ivory Coast Africa Mixed Median Oil on Canvas Totem Faces Signed Lower Right ? And on the Back of Canvas Condition Used Needs a Good Cleaning Total

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Tribal Wood Carved Mask Group Lot Wall Art African Oceanic Inuit Etc: Tribal Wooden Carved Masks Wall Art Grouping Lot African Oceanic Inuit Etc 8 Masks and 1 Wall Plaque Lot Comprising: 1x South Africa Fertility Mask Hand Carved Painted Wood Hanging Wall Art with Heart

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Akan Antelope Gold Weight Ex Sotheby's 1981, Exhibited: A fine Antelope Bronze gold weight, cast in the lost wax method and used as a scale weight for selling Gold dust by the Ashanti or Akan peoples, Ghana, Africa. The weight measures 2.5 x 1.5 inches ( 2

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Africa.- Bosman (William) Coast of Guinea, second: Africa.- Bosman (William) A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided in the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts, 2 parts in 1, Second edition, folding engraved map and 7 plates,

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Ashanti Abstract Animal Group Gold Weight Ex Museum: A finely cast Ashanti Gold weight acquired in 1971, featuring various animals all combined into a abstract ceremonial scene. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. This old weight measures 2 x 1.75 inches (

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Double Avian Ashanti Bronze Gold Weight: A very fine antique Ashanti Gold weight bronze sculpture featuring the image of a janus form avian (rooster) with circular motif. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The sculpture measures 2 x 2.5 inches

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Ashanti Gold Weight Man Killing a Leopard Ex Engelman: A very fine antique Ashanti Gold weight bronze sculpture featuring the image of a highly stylized man shown killing a leopard. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The sculpture measures 2.75 inches on its

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Ashanti Gold Weight of a Man Climbing a Tree: A very fine antique Ashanti Gold weight bronze sculpture featuring the image of a man climbing a tree. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The sculpture measures 3 inches on its professional custom base.

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Gold of Africa
H 31 cm.

Jewellery and Ornaments from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal in the Collection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum

Garrard, Timothy F.

München: Prestel (1989).
ISBN 3-7913-0914-5

English text247 pagesNumerous illustrationsHarcover with dust jacket

1520 gr.

CHF 50 / 100
EUR 43 / 86

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