Fertility doll "akua ba" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041146
Vendu
950 €
Provenance
Rolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, GermanyLutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967.
Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.
Description
wood, matt brown patina, remains of dark pigment, typical form, incised ornaments, min. dam., traces of abrasion
L’objet Fertility doll “akua ba” avec l’ID d’objet 3041146 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 84th Tribal Art Auction dans 5 novembre 2016. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 234 a atteint un prix de vente de 950 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 450 €.
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