Memorial head ·  Ghana, Akan, Kwahu district, near Mpraeso · ID: 3039702

Description

beige coloured terracotta, remains of black and red pigment, flat facial plane, high towering coiffure, decorative ear conches, neck with rings, base;
memorial heads of the Akan were not thought as individual portraits, they just showed singularities of the deceased, just like coiffure, skin scarification marks or ornaments, which made him recognizable for his relatives.

Expertise

Thermoluminescence expertise No. 589816, 22.8.1989, Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch, Germany