Standing female figure · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3038171
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Provenance
French Private Collection, ParisSize
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, black paint, wearing strings of glass beads around the hips and right ankle, body and face scarifications, min. dam., small missing part (right hand), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
such figures symbolize the female ideal of stability, balance and dignity and represent the principle of succession, meaning that the heritage is passed on by the female persons of the family.