Ashanti Lid

16. A large, heavy lid of a kuduo. 19th century. A Leopard with prey and hunter.

There is an old Label to the inside that reads as far as I can tell ‘? bronze pot cover brought from Abyssinia? by rd Sir Walter Hunt Grubb? given to Sir William Bousfield ?’ Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubb 1833-1922 was Commander in chief, Cape of Good Hope station and he served in the Anglo-Ashanti wars. Sir William Bousfield 1854-1943 was a lawyer, Conservative politician and scientist. This was probably collected by Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubb during his time in Ghana and not as the label states ‘brought from Abyssinia’

There are several related kuduo in the British Museum, museum number Af1903,0717.1.a and Af1978,22.146.

18cm diameter, 15cm tall .

Ashanti, Ghana.