Standing female figure ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3038171

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.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3038171 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 230.

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