Hoseweight
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PFG-24
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- Height
- 6 cm
- Material
- African Bronze
It weighs the gold dust that represents a hoe (the hoe is "the dar") main tool used by the peasants to work the field. This weight…
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Full original description
It weighs the gold dust that represents a hoe (the hoe is "the dar") main tool used by the peasants to work the field. This weight has a proverbial value: When you take a new hoe you must not forget the old one. Time skate.
Further technical information
- Width
- 3 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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