Grave figure: Fragmentary upper part of a dignitary · Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn area · ID: 3041367
Austrian Private Collection
Description
fired red clay, remains of pigments, with beard and fringe of hair, abundantly adorned, modelled with bracelets, two-stringed necklace with ring-shaped links and necklace with attached cowrie-shells, rep. (breakage/head), acrylic base
The object Grave figure: Fragmentary upper part of a dignitary with the object ID 3041367 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 259 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Expertise
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Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).