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.
Esperto: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 15:42
- Stima:
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EUR 1.800,- a EUR 2.000,-
- Prezzo di partenza:
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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.
Esperto: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Data: | 13.10.2022 - 15:42 |
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| Esposizione: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |