{"product_id":"asante-war-horn-goldweight-brass-ghana-c-1870-1920","title":"Asante War Horn Goldweight, Brass, Ghana, c. 1870–1920","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn Asante figurative goldweight representing a side-blown war horn with a braided carrying handle and six human mandibles arranged around its broad end. Full-sized elephant-tusk horns were sounded during royal processions, chiefly ceremonies and warfare. The mandibles signified military victory and were understood symbolically to proclaim the chief’s praises through the voices of defeated enemies.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndividually cast in brass by the lost-wax process, the miniature preserves the horn’s lateral blowing aperture, raised binding bands, braided handle and attached mandibles. The surface displays casting irregularities, wear and naturally developed patination consistent with age. Closely related war-horn goldweights appear in museum collections and in Margaret Webster Plass, \u003cem\u003eAfrican Miniatures: The Goldweights of the Ashanti\u003c\/em\u003e, 1967, plates 133–134.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003eEG AGW 09\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCirca: \u003c\/strong\u003e1870–1920\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Egon Guenther Collection; by inheritance to the Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8 × 1.8 × 0.1 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esteemed Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54869960294741,"sku":"EG AGW 09","price":175.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/2353\/1861\/files\/asante-brass-goldweight-ivory-war-horn-ghana-eg-agw-09.jpg?v=1788797894","url":"https:\/\/esteemedantiques.com\/products\/asante-war-horn-goldweight-brass-ghana-c-1870-1920","provider":"Esteemed Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}