Head ·  Ghana, Akan / Ashanti · ID: 3040270

Description

terracotta, greyish brown patina, regular facial features with closed eyes, scarification marks on the temples, hollowed, missing parts (skullcap), traces of abrasion, base;
probably a memorial head “mma”. Such objects were reserved for royal families and were used at funeral services, which mostly took place about 40 days after the passing away (ideally when the dead had reached ancestry status). Finally they were placed on the grave or in the graveyard.

The object Head with the object ID 3040270 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 364 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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