Zemanek-Münster

Female shrine figure

Ghana, Akan, Brong-Ahafo (Bono) - Abron
not available anymore
Provenance
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Félix Pelt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch

Description

wood, coloured miniature glass beads, base

For a comparable figure see Ross (1983), fig. 119 ( AHDRC 0164693). Similarities can be seen in the hairstyle, physiognomy, apron and above all in the striking hand posture.


Comparing literature

Ross, Doran H. (ed.), Akan Transformations, University of California 1983, p. 98, Fig. 119

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