Male figure with drum "za mä" · Liberia, Dan · ID: 3046216
sold
EUR 1,050
Provenance
Private collection, SwitzerlandGalerie Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2013)
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass), base
These genre figures are called “za mä” - “bronze person”. They had no religious meaning, but were pure decorative objects. They were often combined into groups and represented in scenic representations.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 187
Publications
AHDRC: 0133972