African Cast Bronze Lidded Gold Pot from Ashanti Tribe Kuduo Bronze Vessel-G2863

SIZE(CM): 24.5/15.5
Vintage Design African Antique Ashanti Kudo Asante Bronze Tribal Lidded Urn Pot. cast brass vessels known as kuduo were the possessions of kings and courtiers in the Akan kingdoms. Gold dust and nuggets were kept in kuduo, as were other items of personal value and significance. As receptacles for their ownersÍ "kra", or life force, they were prominent features of ceremonies designed to honor and protect that individual. At the time of his death, a personÍs kuduo was filled with gold and other offerings and included in an assembly of items left at the burial site. The elaborate form and complex iconography of this kuduo reveal the broad range of aesthetic traditions from which the Akan peoples have drawn to create their courtly arts. Goods from Europe and North Africa, received in exchange for Akan gold, textiles, and slaves, included vessels that may have partly inspired the design of this and other kuduo. The repeating