Standing figure with oversized hands · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3047710
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Provenance
Laurent van Ham, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, pigments, missing part, base
Beautifully carved figure. Particular care was taken with the eyes and the oversized hands. Possibly she was once part of an ensemble of figures crowning a speaker’s staff.
Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M. & Doran H. Ross, The Arts of Ghana, Los Angeles 1977, fig. 10