Head of a memorial figure "krinjabo" ·  Ghana, Akan / Agni · ID: 3040125

Description

fired clay, black coating, neck with rings, raised scarification marks, slightly dam., missing parts, fine cracks, base;
such memorial figures served as receptacle for the fleshless soul of the divine ancestor. The sculptures were modelled by potters from one of the privileged families in the house of the dead at the end of the mid mourning period, which could last between seven days and one year. A few days before the final ceremonies the heads were covered with several coats of a blackish plant extract.

The object Head of a memorial figure “krinjabo” with the object ID 3040125 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 363.

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