Pesa Real Pair
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-49
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- Height
- 6 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Representation of a real couple sitting on a stool Akan, performed by the procedure of lost wax. The weights of weights of gold representing pairs usually…
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Full original description
Representation of a real couple sitting on a stool Akan, performed by the procedure of lost wax. The weights of weights of gold representing pairs usually have a proverbial value: Marriage is like a peanut, you have to open it to find out what's inside.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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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