Figure masculine avec tambour "za mä" ·  Libéria, Dan · ID: 3046216

Description

copper alloy (bronze, brass), base

These genre figures are called “za mä” - “bronze person”. They had no religious meaning, but were pure decorative objects. They were often combined into groups and represented in scenic representations.

Littérature comparée

Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 187

Publications

AHDRC: 0133972