Lot: 66
Timed Online Auction: Collector's Item SaleSword
Ghana, Ashanti
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland |
H: 28 inch | sold |
metal, wood, remains of pigments, base
Such swords were primarily ceremonial and prestige objects, because they have neither point nor cutting edge.They were displayed at the royal court reflecting the power and authority of the king.
van der Pas, Kathy et. al. (ed), Aspects, Akan cultures in Ghana, The Hague 2001, p. 53