Zemanek-Münster
Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary, Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3041365
Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary, Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3041365 - 2/6 Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary, Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3041365 - 3/6 Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary, Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3041365 - 4/6 Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary, Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3041365 - 5/6 Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary, Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3041365 - 6/6
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Lot 258
84th Tribal Art Auction

Grave figure: fragmentary torso of a dignitary ·  Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area · ID: 3041365

sold EUR 560
Provenance
collected in 1978
Austrian Private Collection
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch

Description

fired red clay, cylindrical head, bowl-shaped deepened on top, deeply grooved mouth and spectacle-like eyes, adorned with headband, necklace and bracelet, acrylic base

Expertise

Official Import and Export Papers available

Comparing literature

Schmalenbach, Werner (Hg.), Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf, München 1988, p. 94 f.

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

Africa
Figures

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