Zemanek-Münster

Maternité "esi mansa" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3040539

sold EUR 700
Provenance
Laurent van Ham, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch

Description

wood, slightly shiny black patina, carved with neck rings and sandals, min. dam. (nose, mouth), abrasion of paint, rest. (breakage: shoulder, wrist and thigh on the left side, pedestal), base;
maternity figures portray the idea of fertility and continuity. The image of the nursing mother is ubiquitous throughout Akan society and figures are found in a number of different contexts including royal shrines or stool houses, in shrines dedicated to the Tano River god and in anti-withchraft shrines.


The object Maternité “esi mansa” with the object ID 3040539 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 224 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today