KUDUO OR FOROWA ASHANTI, Ghana - Lot 208

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KUDUO OR FOROWA ASHANTI, Ghana - Lot 208
KUDUO OR FOROWA ASHANTI, Ghana Copper alloy with excavation patina, accidents. H. 15 cm Receptacle for storing gold powder, the movable handle of the lid decorated with birds. The excavation patina gives the object remarkable tonal nuances due to the oxidation of the metal in the soil from which it was excavated. The origin of the Kuduo, certainly ancient, seems to be linked to the importation, as early as the 14th century, of copper dishes and pots from North Africa (In Afrique de l'Ouest - Bronzes et autres alliages, p. 165)
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