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A fine Asante lidded brass vessel
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
kuduo, cast, of hollowed form, the striated base supporting the globular vessel with a hinge and latch attaching the lid supporting a scene of a leopard attacking an antelope; decorated with subtle repoussé; finely worn very slightly oxidized surface.
Exhibited
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Museum, Selections from the William W. Brill Collection of African Art, May 5 – August 31, 1969 (for additional venues see bibliography, Milwaukee 1969)
New York, Center for African Art, Wild Spirits/Strong Medicine: African Art and the Wilderness, May 10 - August 20, 1989 (for additional venues see bibliography, Anderson and Kreamer 1989)
Literature
Anderson and Kreamer 1989: 88, figure 13
Catalogue Note
Cf. Cole and Ross (1978: 64, figure 125) for a closely related kuduo from the Moore collection.