Standing figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Abron · ID: 3030421

Description

wood, black patina, kaolin, rising from long legs, the short arms carved in flat relief, the circular head with asymmetrical arranged eyes and prominent ears, slanting soles, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (lower part of the body, feet), on metal plate;
the Abron belong to the ethnic group of the Akan inhabiting the greater part of southern Ghana and parts of central Ivory Coast. In woodcarvings the geographical location 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.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3030421 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 308.

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