Tête commémorative
Ghana, Akan, style Twifo-Hemang
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
Galerie Biedermann, Munich, GermanyGerman Private Collection (1981)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 138
Taille
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
ceramic/ terracotta, rest., base
This terracotta heads may be considered generalized portraits of the dead. They are identified through insignia of their rank or office and their status indicated through embellishments or ornamentation of their hair.