Memorial head · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3041776
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/AustriaSize
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
terracotta, dark coating, regular facial features with raised eyes and scarification marks, coiffure arranged in small burls, neck rings, min. dam., small 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.
Publications
AHDRC: 0141983