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Memorial head - Ghana, Akan

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Description

dark grey terracotta, paint remains, disc-shaped flattened face with stylized facial features, neckrings, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, wooden base
H: 18 cm
Provenance:
American Private Collection, New York
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)
Lit.: Kunstverein Aalen e.V. (Hg.), Kunst der Akan, Aalen 1995, p. 31, ill. 11
Continent: Africa

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Memorial head - Ghana, Akan

Name: Memorial head - Ghana, Akan
SKU: 28924516
Price: 110 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €100 - €600

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