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Ashanti, Kumasi region (southern Ghana)
Wood with a black coating
H 38 cm
"Akua-ba" doll.
Doll sculpted as a whole figure. Stylised head following the circular shape of the classical model. The body shows all the anatomical details of a female figure. The hands are positioned on the stomach, showing a sign of peace. On the back, there is an elaborate design.
Sold € 4.428,00
Provenienza
- Former Paolo Morigi collection (Lugano) (Morigi inventory label num. 447);
- Former private collection (Lugano);
Literature
- FAGG WILLIAM “La sculpture africaine de Eliot Elisofon” London 1958, pag. 107, ill. 136;
- FALGAYRETTES LEVEAU CHRISTIANE “Ghana - hier et aujourd’hui” Musée Dapper, Paris 2003, pag. 63;
