GOLD WEIGHT - ELEPHANT TAIL - FAN - PROVERB - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan

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.

Estimate:£3.39

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