Memorial head · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3033309
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)
Description
terracotta, partly encrusted patina, long neck with indicated Adam’s apple, bean-shaped eyes, burled coiffure, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
memorial heads of the Akan were not thought as individual portraits, they just showed singularities of the deceased, just like coiffure, skin scarification marks or ornaments, which made him recognizable for his relatives.
The object Memorial head with the object ID 3033309 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 126 achieved a sales price of EUR 130 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Kunstverein Aalen e.V. (Hg.), Kunst der Akan, Aalen 1995, p. 30