Standing female figure ·  Ghana, Abron, Region Abengourou · ID: 3034678

Description

light brown wood, matt patina, black paint, remains of kaolin, strings with “millefiori” beads around the neck, fine grooved hairdo with middle parting, min. dam., small missing parts (base), cracks, scratches (face);
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. This actual figure was probably used as a fertility figure.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3034678 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 173 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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