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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : African : Pre 1920 item #1094073 (stock #3119)
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$550.00
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A very elaborate tobacco pipe bowl of the Ashanti people (present Ghana), knowing tobacco and the habit of smoking since the 17th century. A feline predator is standing on a rectangular base plate. Provenance: old collection from Berne, Switzerland. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: 8 cm x 8.5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : African : Pre 1900 item #1233363 (stock #SK663)
Galerie Hafner
$320.00
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Nine small brass weights originating from the African Gold Coast. The top decorated with different geometric ornaments as spirals, waves, swastika - one in the shape of a pyramid. Used for weighing gold dust which for centuries was the currency of the region. Condition: fine. Dimension: pyramid: 2.7 cm x 2.8 cm x 2 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : African : Pre 1900 item #1233362 (stock #SK662)
Galerie Hafner
$280.00
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Nine small brass weights originating from the African Gold Coast. The top decorated with different geometric ornaments as spirals, waves, swastika etc. Used for weighing gold dust which for centuries was the currency of the region. Largest weight adjusted to standard with lead. Condition: fine. Dimension: largest: 3.2 cm x 3.4 cm.