Gold weight - Antelope - Proverb - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan, Ashanti, Asante - Ghana - Gold Coast - Ivory Coast (No reserve price)
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An antique African-bronze antelope goldweight titled “GOUDGEWICHT - ANTILOPE - SPREEKWOORD”, associated with the Akan, Ashanti and Asante cultures, from Ghana, the Gold Coast and Côte d’Ivoire, from a private collection.
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AKAN, ASHANTI, ASANTE, ANTIQUE GOLD WEIGHT.
ANTELOPE.
With long horns that curve backwards over its back.
Figurative gold weight.
Ghana, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Used as a weight in trade, and for weighing gold dust and gold grains.
A remarkable African bronze miniature object, of reasonable antique quality. The left hind leg is missing due to weight reduction. With unique details and clear signs of wear from tribal use.
See also Brigitte Menzel, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, figures 785–798.
WITH PROVERB:
Had I known is always late.
Or: If only I had known what was passing behind me.
This expresses regret, or the importance of looking back and learning from the past.
A characteristic and traditional bronze object of the AKAN, ASHANTI, Ghana, West Africa.
African bronze, lost-wax method, cire perdue.
Most likely 18th/19th century. Beautiful tribal patina.
Weighs 16.2 grams; dimensions 4.5 x 2.6 x 1.0 cm.
Compare with the coins to judge the size.
From an old and unique private collection.
See photos, which form part of the description.
Will be carefully packaged and shipped insured with a track-and-trace code via PostNL.
Can also be picked up in Leiden, the Netherlands.
AKAN, ASHANTI, ASANTE, ANTIQUE GOLD WEIGHT.
ANTELOPE.
With long horns that curve backwards over its back.
Figurative gold weight.
Ghana, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Used as a weight in trade, and for weighing gold dust and gold grains.
A remarkable African bronze miniature object, of reasonable antique quality. The left hind leg is missing due to weight reduction. With unique details and clear signs of wear from tribal use.
See also Brigitte Menzel, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, figures 785–798.
WITH PROVERB:
Had I known is always late.
Or: If only I had known what was passing behind me.
This expresses regret, or the importance of looking back and learning from the past.
A characteristic and traditional bronze object of the AKAN, ASHANTI, Ghana, West Africa.
African bronze, lost-wax method, cire perdue.
Most likely 18th/19th century. Beautiful tribal patina.
Weighs 16.2 grams; dimensions 4.5 x 2.6 x 1.0 cm.
Compare with the coins to judge the size.
From an old and unique private collection.
See photos, which form part of the description.
Will be carefully packaged and shipped insured with a track-and-trace code via PostNL.
Can also be picked up in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Details
Indigenous object name
Abrammuo - Mrammuo
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Akan, Ashanti, Asante
Country of Origin
Ghana - Gold Coast - Ivory Coast
Material
Afrikaans bronze
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Fair condition
Title of artwork
Gold weight - Antelope - Proverb
Height
4.5 cm
Width
2.6 cm
Depth
1 cm
Weight
16.2 g
Provenance
Private collection
