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50 Akan Goldweights and 10 Balance Pans

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Item Details

Description

50 Goldgewichte und 10 Waagschalen
Akan, Ghana / Côte d’Ivoire
Ohne Sockel / without base
Bronze. H 1 - 5 cm.

Provenienz:
- Peter und Veena Schnell, Zürich.
- Galerie Walu, Basel.

Die Gewichte der Akan-Völker, welche im Wachsausschmelzverfahren hergestellt wurden, waren von etwa 1400 bis 1900 in Gebrauch und verdanken ihren Namen nicht ihrem Material, sondern ihrer Funktion; dem Abwiegen von Goldstaub, der früheren Währung der Goldküste.

Die ersten Goldgewichte der Akan besassen geometrische Formen, im Laufe des 16. Jahrhunderts, wenn nicht schon früher, stiessen figürliche Gewichte dazu. Diese Gewichte waren weiterhin für den praktischen Gebrauch gedacht.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Menzel, Brigitte (1968). Goldgewichte aus Ghana. Berlin: Museum für Völkerkunde.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 86 / 172

Condition

The condition (wear, eventual cracks, tear, other imperfections and the effects of aging etc. if applicable) of this lot is as visible on the multiple photos we have uploaded for your documentation.

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50 Akan Goldweights and 10 Balance Pans

Name: 50 Akan Goldweights and 10 Balance Pans
SKU: 94637942
Price: 180 CHF
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