Standing couple ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3026144

Description

wood, light brown patina, accents in black paint, remains of kaolin, male/female, their necks carved with rings, tribe-typical facial features and scarification marks, the female with horn-like coiffure and strings of glass beads around neck and hips, the male figure with cap-like hairdo, dam., missing parts (feet), slight traces of abrasion

The object Standing couple with the object ID 3026144 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 244 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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