Standing female figure
Ghana, Fante
not available anymore
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.