Standing female figure · Ghana, Fante · ID: 3034487
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Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, rich brown patina, traces of black paint (back of the head), with a broad and flat facial plane, pierced ear laps, slightly dam., scratches, abrasion (breasts), hairline crack backside, socle;
presumably coming from a shrine, were it was used for the ancestor cult. Such figures were covered with white clay (“hyire”) to indicate their spirituality.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3034487 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 324.
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