Two head sculptures, Ghana, Koma-Builsa/Komaland, ID: 3043921

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Lot 101

89th Tribal Art Auction

Two head sculptures · Ghana, Koma-Builsa/Komaland · ID: 3043921

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Provenance

Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany

Description

terracotta, remains of pigments, a) head rising from pointed neck, rep., base, h: 14,5 cm; b) janus head, base, h: 12 cm

Comparing literature

Dagan, Esther A., Spirits without boundaries, Canada 1989, p. 15

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