Rare figure masculine · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3046302
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Provenance
William Brill, New York, USADescription
two-piece (figure/ stool), wood, remains of polychrome paint (green, gold-coloured), collection number “173X”, rest. (toe, finger, wrist), water spots, base
Mostly female figures are known from the Akan. The few male figures represent executioners “abrafo” or priests.
The present figure may represent an Asante chief, as indicated by his dignified posture, head band “abotire” and the clan stool.
Littérature comparée
Cole, Herbert M. & Doran H. Ross, The Arts of Ghana, Los Angeles 1977, p. 113 ff.