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AS.On Loan : Asante Copper Alloy Kuduo
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Asante Copper Alloy Kuduo - PF.5780
Origin: Ghana
Circa: 17
th
Century AD
to 18
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
5.25" (13.3cm) high
x 3.75" (9.5cm) wide
Collection: African
Style: Asante
Medium: Copper Alloy
Additional Information: AS
£6,000.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
Kuduo were used in many ways by the Asante
and Akan peoples. They held gold dust, cowrie
shells, and other valuables; but could also be
found in important political and ritual contexts.
Some kuduo were buried with their owners,
while
others were kept in the palace shrine rooms that
housed the ancestral stools of deceased state
leaders. Life and the afterlife, the present and
the past, were enhanced and made more
meaningful by the presence of these elegant
prestige vessels.
This cast copper alloy kuduo rest upon a
separately cast openwork lattice ring,
distinguished by the fineness of its execution,
which has been carefully fused to the kuduo
itself. The lid of this container is adorned with
two small cast birds. Most likely, this motif
refers to or suggests an Akan proverb, the type
often rendered on these vessels. The copper
alloy has acquired a rich green/blue patina over
the ages, probably a result of being buried. This
stunning vessel was created to hold precious
objects. However, the kuduo today is no doubt
more of a treasure than anything it ever might
have once contained.
- (PF.5780)
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