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Standing female shrine figure - Ghana, Ashanti

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Standing female shrine figure - Ghana, Ashanti

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wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, traces of black paint, kaolin, high-legged figure with accentuated breasts and round arms, presumably once holding a child in front of her lap, slightly dam. (fingers), crack (right side of the head), sacrificial traces, base;
figures in shrines were covered with white clay to indicate their spirituality. The colour white "hyire" is important. Priests and priestesses during rituals associated to their shrine will cover their bodies in white powder to celebrate the gods.
H: 39 cm, H: 15,4 inch
Provenance:
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
Continent: Africa

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Standing female shrine figure - Ghana, Ashanti

Name: Standing female shrine figure - Ghana, Ashanti
SKU: 45344956
Price: 1000 EUR
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