Standing female figure

Description

light brown wood, remains of kaolin, strings of coloured glass beads, face and body scarifications, conical headgear, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
the Abron belong to the ethnical 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.