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36
Figur
Akan, Cote d`Ivoire
H 36 cm.

Provenienz:
- Galerie Walu, Zuerich (2012)
- Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zuerich.
br/>Die Zuordnung der Akan-Figuren ist ausserhalb des gesellschaftlichen Kontexts und im Nachhinein nicht imer einfach.
br/>Vermutlich handelt es sich hier um eine Ahnendarstellung und damit um ein Symbol der Gemeinschafts-Kontinuitaet ueber die weibliche Linie. Frauen sollen idealerweise stark und mit der Erde verwurzelt aufrecht im Leben stehen.
Solche Darstellungen dienten als Anschauungsmittel waehrend der Initiation von Jugendlichen und danach vor allem als Gunst spendende Begleiter im taeglichen Leben.
br/>Weiterfuehrende Literatur: Vogel, Susan M. (1997). Baule. Yale: University Press.
br/>CHF 300 / 500
EUR 282 / 470

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Akan Figure / Tribal Art

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