Memorial head · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3033308
sold
EUR 110
Provenance
American Private Collection, New YorkHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
dark grey terracotta, paint remains, disc-shaped flattened face with stylized facial features, neckrings, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, wooden base
The object Memorial head with the object ID 3033308 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 127 achieved a sales price of EUR 110 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Kunstverein Aalen e.V. (Hg.), Kunst der Akan, Aalen 1995, p. 31, ill. 11