Figure de sanctuaire féminine debout · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3048149
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
German Collection (acquired 1970 / 71)Description
wood, black paint, kaolin, glass beads, rest., base
On the beautiful and well restored figure remnants of white pigment can be found. The color white (“hyire”) is of great importance to the Akan, in the case of the shrine figures, it is intended to express the spirituality of the figure.