Standing female figure ·  Ghana, Abron · ID: 3033512

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, strings of coloured glass beads, raised face and body scarifications, flat disc-shaped headgear, min. dam., minor missing parts, traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
the Abron belong to the ethnic group of the Akan inhabiting the greater part of southern Ghana and parts of central Ivory Coast. In woodcarvings the geographical locations of the Baule in the west and the Ashanti in the east can easily be seen: the result is an interesting and sometimes qualitatively significant mixture of styles.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3033512 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 269.

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