Pipes and Fish Weights
Akan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PFG-10
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- Material
- Bronze
Representation of two fish and two pipes. All these bronze weights are made by the procedure of lost wax. Most weights representing a fish have proverbial…
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Representation of two fish and two pipes. All these bronze weights are made by the procedure of lost wax. Most weights representing a fish have proverbial value, the most well-known proverb is: When the fish cries, they don't see their tears. They have been acquired in Abidjan in the mid-sixties of the last century.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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