A Terracotta Akan Portrait Head
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25,5 cm high. Memorial heads such as this example have a long heritage among the Akan people of Ghana. They function as portraits of important elders, both male and female. They were not positioned on the grave but placed either in a sacred grove or in a shrine.
Provenance:
Maurice Bonnefoy, New York.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 15:42
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,800.- to EUR 2,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 1,000.-
A Terracotta Akan Portrait Head
25,5 cm high. Memorial heads such as this example have a long heritage among the Akan people of Ghana. They function as portraits of important elders, both male and female. They were not positioned on the grave but placed either in a sacred grove or in a shrine.
Provenance:
Maurice Bonnefoy, New York.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Online auction |
Date: | 13.10.2022 - 15:42 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |