Circular Akan brass openwork object with three curved fish over a net-like lattice and a twisted-cord border, shown against black beneath the heading “Why Three Fish in a Net?”

Akan Brass Openwork with Three Fish in a Net, Ghana — Egon Guenther Collection

€220.00
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Circular Akan brass openwork object with three curved fish over a net-like lattice and a twisted-cord border, shown against black beneath the heading “Why Three Fish in a Net?”
  • Circular Akan brass openwork object with three curved fish over a net-like lattice and a twisted-cord border, shown against black beneath the heading “Why Three Fish in a Net?”
  • Overhead view of an Akan brass openwork object showing three curved fish around a square lattice within a twisted-cord border, from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Close-up of an Akan brass openwork object showing a fish with raised eyes, broad head and projecting fins over a lattice, beside a twisted-cord-pattern border.
  • Close-up of an Akan brass openwork object showing a net-like lattice with rounded junctions, raised fish, textured surfaces and a twisted-cord border.
  • Low-angle view of an Akan cast-brass openwork object, showing raised fish above a net-like lattice enclosed by a twisted-cord border.
  • Reverse of an Akan brass three-fish openwork object from Ghana, showing an irregular square lattice, circular rim and portions of the fish visible through the openings.
  • Circular Akan brass openwork object with three curved fish over a net-like lattice and a twisted-cord border, shown against black beneath the heading “Why Three Fish in a Net?”
  • Overhead view of an Akan brass openwork object showing three curved fish around a square lattice within a twisted-cord border, from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Close-up of an Akan brass openwork object showing a fish with raised eyes, broad head and projecting fins over a lattice, beside a twisted-cord-pattern border.
  • Close-up of an Akan brass openwork object showing a net-like lattice with rounded junctions, raised fish, textured surfaces and a twisted-cord border.
  • Low-angle view of an Akan cast-brass openwork object, showing raised fish above a net-like lattice enclosed by a twisted-cord border.
  • Reverse of an Akan brass three-fish openwork object from Ghana, showing an irregular square lattice, circular rim and portions of the fish visible through the openings.
Akan Brass Openwork with Three Fish in a Net, Ghana — Egon Guenther Collection

Akan Brass Openwork with Three Fish in a Net, Ghana — Egon Guenther Collection

€220.00
€220.00
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A circular openwork object attributed to the Akan peoples of Ghana, depicting three fish arranged over a net-like lattice within a border resembling twisted cord. Broad heads, raised eyes, projecting fins and elongated, curved bodies distinguish the fish, which may represent mudfish. Received as part of the Egon Guenther goldweight collection, the piece’s original function remains undetermined; its collection association does not establish its use as a weighing instrument.

The object is cast in brass, with modelling consistent with lost-wax manufacture. The raised fish contrast with the flatter lattice, while the reverse exposes the openwork structure. Surface wear, uneven coloration and localised deposits are visible. Its date is undetermined.

The composition and family provenance offer points of interest for collectors studying Akan animal imagery and miniature cast-metal forms.

SKU: EG AGW 13.

Circa: Date of manufacture undetermined.

Provenance: Egon Guenther collection; received by his son, Thomas Guenther, in 2007 as an early inheritance, within his father’s goldweight collection; subsequently Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands.

Measurements: Diameter 5.8 cm; height 0.86 cm.
Weight: 33 g.

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