The Hans Jurgen van Oort estate collection
Friday, 12 - Tuesday, 16 July 2024
GHANA WEST AFRICAN CAST BRONZE ASHANTI VESSEL, H.250mm. Some distress
Estimate $500 - $1,200
Realised: $400 plus premium
Lot Details
Provenance: From the Hans Jurgen van Oort estate collection. Collected in Ghana from the early seventies through to 1990. Kuduo were created to store valuable possessions such as gold dust, and served the symbolic purpose of safeguarding their owners' kra, or life force. They played an important role in ceremonies intended to maintain the spiritual well-being of those who owned them.
