Maternité "esi mansa" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035649

Description

light brown wood, black paint, remains of pigments, fine carved coiffure, min. dam., small missing parts (foot tips), cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
“esi mansa” figures are displayed on ritual shrines, they should encourage the fertility of man, should guarantee successful births and thus secure the continuity of the clan. Furtheron they should provide sufficient food.

The object Maternité “esi mansa” with the object ID 3035649 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 313 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300.

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