African 'iron money', Bambara, Mali: a very rare form of a valuable objects of iron ('primitive money'). Probably of the Bambara (or Bamana) in Mali.
African 'iron money', Bambara, Mali: a very rare form of a valuable objects of iron ('primitive money'). Probably of the Bambara (or Bamana) in Mali.
Africa has known many different forms of pre-monetary currency made of iron, copper or bronze (also called ‘primitive money’). The present one is entirely forged in iron. A long thin four-edged stem, tapering at the lower tip and bearing on top two large and wide leaf-shaped tips standing parallel to each other. In between these, at the base, two thin curly projections spring out to both sides. A very rare type of iron money, with a visibly old usage patina, possibly stemming from the Bambara (or Bamana) in Mali. Height: 110.5 cm. First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Galerie Pierre Robin, Paris, acquired in 1999; Austrian private collection.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
09.06.2016 - 17:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 500,-
- Vyvolávací cena:
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EUR 400,-
African 'iron money', Bambara, Mali: a very rare form of a valuable objects of iron ('primitive money'). Probably of the Bambara (or Bamana) in Mali.
Africa has known many different forms of pre-monetary currency made of iron, copper or bronze (also called ‘primitive money’). The present one is entirely forged in iron. A long thin four-edged stem, tapering at the lower tip and bearing on top two large and wide leaf-shaped tips standing parallel to each other. In between these, at the base, two thin curly projections spring out to both sides. A very rare type of iron money, with a visibly old usage patina, possibly stemming from the Bambara (or Bamana) in Mali. Height: 110.5 cm. First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Galerie Pierre Robin, Paris, acquired in 1999; Austrian private collection.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Mimoevropské a domorodé umění |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 09.06.2016 - 17:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 04.06. - 09.06.2016 |
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