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Lot no. 238
The Akan world of gold weights, Ghana/Côte d'Ivoire.
Bronze and other alloys.
Meeting of six "mminlinfwa" and "ntahara" call horns.
Between 4 cm and 9 cm long.
Literature: "L'univers des poids Akan à peser l'or", G. Niangoran-Bouah. Les nouvelles éditions africaines, Abidjan 1987.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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African, American and Oceanic Art
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