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Item Details

Description

Deckelbehälter "forowa"
Asante, Ghana
Ohne Sockel / without base
Bronze. H 16 cm.

Provenienz:
Galerie Walu, Zürich (1984).

Forowa genannte Behälter der Asante aus Messingblech dienten zur Aufbewahrung von
Shea-Butter, einem vielseitig verwendbaren Pflanzenfett, das auch als Kosmetikum wirkt. Bei Zeremonien wurde es mit Goldstaub versetzt und als Ganzkörper-Schmuck aufgetragen.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Ross, Doran und Eisner, Georg (2008). Das Gold der Akan. Museum Liaunig. Neuhaus: Museumsverwaltung GmbH.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 86 / 172

Condition

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