Ashanti Asante Cast Bronze Lidded Gold Pot / Tribal Kuduo from Ghana Africa.

bronze group of the Ashanti. The item was executed in a single piece of yellow cast-alloy (with a high percentage of copper!) with ‘waste mould’. The scene offers a very realistic depiction of an Ashanti king, called ‘Asantehene’, as he is carried on his litter. It reflects precisely the customs of official appearances of an Ashanti king. He sits under an honorary umbrella, with his gold crown, gold ornaments and ceremonial objects. He is surrounded by tens of figures four litter bearers, an umbrella holder behind the king and five dignitaries of the royal court, who stand at the end of the litter and carry important insignia of his power. There are four ceremonial swords of the king and a man with a ‘speaking rod’, all of which belonged to the the king’s regalia and were covered with gold sheet. 17 servants surrounding unattached to the kings platform.. The servants vary in size starting at 1.5"-3.5" Hand crafted in the early 1920's in Ghana One of a kind masterpiece of an African historical culture.. Bronze and brass.. Please refer to the above pictures for more details on the condition, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact at any time, please treat the pictures as part of the description zoom in and inspect the condition and evaluate the condition based on your own opinion and judgment, additional photos are available upon request, professionally packed with protective materials, Shipped with USPS Priority Mail