An Akan Kwahu Funerary Head

Gedenk-Kopf Akan-Kwahu, Ghana Ohne Sockel / without base Terrakotta. H 27 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Idealisierte Abbilder aus gebranntem Ton wurden zur Erinnerung an Vorfa

Kopf Akan-Kwahu, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. H 11 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1998). Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung: 200 Jahre (+/- 20 %). Der Name "Akan" bezeichnet ei

Gedenk-Büste Akan-Kwahu, Ghana Ohne Sockel / without base Terrakotta. H 19 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Idealisierte Abbilder aus gebranntem Ton wurden zur Erinnerung an Vor

A group of three West African objects. 20th century. ++ Igbo maternity figure. Nigeria. 47 1/2" x 20" x 15". ++ Owo style bell. Nigeria. 6" x 4" x 5". ++ Akan funerary head. Ghana. 11 1/2" x 5" x 5"._

A group of Two Akan Funerary Figures. Terracotta. Ghana, West Africa. ++ Akan Funerary Head. 6 3/4" x 5" x 2 1/2". ++ Akan Funerary Figure. 7" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Condition: Neck of figure is broken.Sh

In present-day Ghana, terracotta sculptures produced by women have played a central role in Akan funerary rites. Made from humble clay, this head is a commemorative portrait created to honor a departe

Akan, terracotta memorial head in the Kwahu style, with long ringed neck, tall coiffure and scarification on cheeks and forehead. Remains of ritual material on both head and neck. West Africa. Likely

An ancient Akan peoples terracotta Memorial Head (Mma) with large flat rounded head and obvious age and field use, dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, Ghana, Kwahu traditional area. Th

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Ghana, Akan culture, Asante peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-sculpted ceramic votive head known as a "ntiri" used in funerary traditions to pay homag

Kopf Akan, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. H 20,5 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1995). Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung: 100 Jahre (+/- 20 %). Der Name "Akan" bezeichnet eine G

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Bura-Asinda-Sikka, ca. 3rd to 13th century CE. A highly stylized stone carved into an abstract anthropomorphic head. A thick cylindrical neck incised wi

A terracotta funerary head with dark glaze. Ghana, Asante. Early 20th century. 7"h x 6 1/4"w x 5"d Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: The use of

African Bura Funerary Head, Niger River Basin. Terracotta. Size: 4'' x 3'' x 2'' (10 x 8 x 5 cm).

African Ashanti Clay Funerary Head, Ghana. Sculpture of an ancestral figure, traditionally considered memorial heads. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchase

A choice Koma funerary head from Northern Ghana, c. 15th - 18th Century. This superbly detailed figural fragment is 3 in high and is portrayed with bulging eyes and broad grimace. Mounted on stone bas

An Anji terracotta funerary head, Africa, 19th Century, with exaggerated features and braised hair, the neck elongated with a series if neck rings. Nicely preserved with light deposits. H: 8 in (20.3

Kopf und Figur Akan, Ghana / Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 4 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

African Bura Funerary Heads, Niger River Basin. Terracotta. Size: 5.5'' x 3'' x 2.5'' (14 x 8 x 6 cm).

3 African Bura Terracotta Funerary Heads, Niger. Property of a New York Collector. Height ranging from 5" (13 cm) to 9" (23 cm). Height on base ranging from: 6.5" (17 cm) to 11.5" (29 cm).

Collection of 5 African Koma Funerary Heads. Earthenware. Largest Size: 5'' x 2'' x 2'' (13 x 5 x 5 cm).

Roman controlled Egypt, ca. 2nd century CE. A hauntingly lifelike sculpted plaster funerary head of a young female presenting a beautiful face with a dimpled chin, her visage comprised of lined and la

Carved wood16"T x 25"W. A funerary head mask, this embodies all strength and aggressive supernatural powers of several animals, all depicted in one helmut. Condition: worn as expected with age and use

A group of West African objects. ++ A cylindrical shaped hide covered object which may be a shield. 20th century. ++ Nine miscellaneous ethnographic objects. ++ Terracotta funerary head, Ghana, Asante

African Art Carved Wood Senufo Spitfire Mask Origin: Ivory Coast Dimensions: 16.5 inches high x 7.5 inches wide Senufo: This mask is known as Kponungo, or a funerary head mask. It is also referred as