A superb and very old kuduo, a receptacle for gold powder, of flared form with delicately engraved geometric and interlacing designs and decorated with cowrie shell motifs in relief on the base and an openwork rim. See page 114 no. G6 for another kuduo of the same shape and decorated with crocodiles in: The Art of Metal in Africa, NY, 1982. Ashanti, Ghana, c. XVII-XVIIIth century Metal (iron-rich cuprous alloy), old repairs, small visible chips, very fine old oxidation, superb old patina. Height: 15cm Provenance: Jacques Viault Jacques Viault Collection