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Three memorial heads - Ghana, Ashanti/Abron

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Three memorial heads - Ghana, Ashanti/Abron

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terracotta, brown resp. black patina, various facial forms and coiffures, min. dam., fine cracks, missing parts, bases;
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.
H: 13,5 cm - 21,5 cm, H: 5,3 inch - 8,5 inch
Continent: Africa

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Three memorial heads - Ghana, Ashanti/Abron

Name: Three memorial heads - Ghana, Ashanti/Abron
SKU: 45344957
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €600 - €1,000

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