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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  51
• Lot Description:
  Fante Asafo Flag - 'The Palm Wine Pot is Never Empty', Ghana
  cotton cloth
  135 x 114 cm
• Provenance:
  Peter Adler, The Gallery of Everything, London, c. 1990, The Estate of Ray Hughes
• Exhibited:
  Exhibited in association with Peter Adler, Surry Hills Gallery, 1994
• Notes:
  The offering of palm wine is a gesture of friendship and also identifies the Asafo company as a provider with limitless resources as in the proverb. See lot 44 for more details
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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