Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 361
An Akan helicopter with figures Ghana brass
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
An Akan helicopter with figures
Ghana
brass, with applied lettering UNITY STAR JET, the body lifting to reveal a seated pilot and co-pilot, reading a map, a further seat and an engine,
11cm high, 22cm long.
Provenance
Made for Timothy Garrard (1943 -2007) State attorney in Ghana, scholar and leading expert on Akan goldweights.