GOLD WEIGHT - ELEPHANT TAIL - FAN - PROVERB - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan, Ashanti, Asante - Ghana (No reserve price)
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GOUDGEWICHT - OLIFANT STAART - WAAIER - SPREEKWOORD is an original Akan bronze weight from Ghana, originating from a private collection, weighing 14.4 g and measuring 6.5 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm.
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Description from the seller
AKAN, ASHANTI, ASANTE, ANTIQUE GOLD WEIGHT.
ELEPHANT TAIL FAN.
Gold weight. Figurative.
Ghana, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Used as a weight in trade; and for weighing crude gold dust and gold grains.
Remarkable African bronze miniature object, good antique quality, with unique details, with wear from tribal use.
With proverb: The elephant is capable of whisking off flies with his tail short as it is.
See also Brigitte Menzel, Gold weights from Ghana, figures 972 - 994.
And Tom Phillips, African Goldweights, figures 84, 85, 117, 118, 135, 136.
Characteristic and traditional bronze object from the AKAN, ASHANTI, Ghana, West Africa.
African bronze, lost-form method, Lost Wax, cire perdue.
Most likely 18/19th century. Beautiful tribal patina.
Weighs 14.4 grams, dimensions 6.5 x 3.5 x 0.7 / 0.2 cm.
For size, compare with the coins.
From an old and unique private collection.
See photos, which are part of the description.
Carefully packed; insured shipping with track and trace via PostNL.
Can also be picked up in Leiden, Netherlands.
AKAN, ASHANTI, ASANTE, ANTIQUE GOLD WEIGHT.
ELEPHANT TAIL FAN.
Gold weight. Figurative.
Ghana, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Used as a weight in trade; and for weighing crude gold dust and gold grains.
Remarkable African bronze miniature object, good antique quality, with unique details, with wear from tribal use.
With proverb: The elephant is capable of whisking off flies with his tail short as it is.
See also Brigitte Menzel, Gold weights from Ghana, figures 972 - 994.
And Tom Phillips, African Goldweights, figures 84, 85, 117, 118, 135, 136.
Characteristic and traditional bronze object from the AKAN, ASHANTI, Ghana, West Africa.
African bronze, lost-form method, Lost Wax, cire perdue.
Most likely 18/19th century. Beautiful tribal patina.
Weighs 14.4 grams, dimensions 6.5 x 3.5 x 0.7 / 0.2 cm.
For size, compare with the coins.
From an old and unique private collection.
See photos, which are part of the description.
Carefully packed; insured shipping with track and trace via PostNL.
Can also be picked up in Leiden, Netherlands.
Details
Indigenous object name
Abrammuo - Mrammuo
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Akan, Ashanti, Asante
Country of Origin
Ghana
Material
African bronze
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
GOLD WEIGHT - ELEPHANT TAIL - FAN - PROVERB
Height
6.5 cm
Width
3.5 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Weight
14.4 g
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
