Description:

The 'lost wax method' of casting means that every vessel is unique

    Provenance:
  • Other Cultures
  • Dimensions:
  • Height 26cm : Width 12cms :Weight 1315gms
  • Exhibited:
  • Decorative Art
  • Literature:
  • 929
  • Medium:
  • Ethnographic & Indigenous Artifacts
  • Notes:
  • Ornate, cast brass vessels known as kuduo were the possessions of kings and courtiers in the Akan kingdoms. Gold dust and nuggets were kept in kuduo, as were other items of personal value and significance. As receptacles for their owners' kra, or life force, they were prominent features of ceremonies designed to honor and protect that individual. At the time of his death, a person's kuduo was filled with gold and other offerings and included in an assembly of items left at the burial site. (the Met)

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24 November 2019 12:00 AEDT
Paddington, Sydney, Australia

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