Large Old Fanti Female Shrine sculpture, African Art
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A fairly large carved wooden female effigy with elongated and exaggerated features , a finely carved face and heavily painted with kaolin clay pigment. Note the ribbed neck, indicating prestige and an important ancestor, also adorned with old glass beads. Fanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The figure measures 30 inches tall. Provenance: A Private Oregon collection.
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fair, well weathered, stress fractures
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Large Old Fanti Female Shrine sculpture, African Art
Estimate $300 - $500
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