Grave figure · Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area · ID: 3041366
Austrian Private Collection
Description
fired beige clay, pigment remains, sitting in dignified upright posture, abundantly adorned with necklace, numerous bracelets and armcuffs, characteristic form of the head with bowl-shaped deepening on top, nose, mouth and chin marked by grooves, eyes placed extremely far out, asymmetrically arranged ears, rep. (left leg), base
The object Grave figure with the object ID 3041366 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 260 achieved a sales price of EUR 560.
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Expertise
Official Import and Export Papers available
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).