Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL / Tribal Art Treasures
These pendants replicate the style of goldweights, elaborate brass weights traditionally used by the Ashanti people in West Africa to measure gold. Each pendant is unique because they are casted using…
This bicycle rider originates from Kumasi, Ghana. It is made by the Ashanti/Asante tribe and is made using the lost-wax method. Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL / Tribal Art Treasures
These fine vessels are also known as "kuduo" and were used in funerals or to hold valuable or important items. Some kuduo were buried with the owner, and some of them were also placed in shrine rooms.…
Wooden carved combs were worn by the Akan people from West-Africa. The combs could be given as a gift and were also presented at marriages. A woman could own one or more combs depending on her wealth,…