Woman Sitting on Throne Akan
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: EFM-35
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- Height
- 38 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Delicate statue of a woman with a pitcher on her head sitting on a throne Akan. hands in the belly as a sign of peace and…
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Full original description
Delicate statue of a woman with a pitcher on her head sitting on a throne Akan. hands in the belly as a sign of peace and friendship. This is a high-ranking person, for two reasons, for sitting and doing so on a throne. AkanIt could be a female Asie Usu. It has a long-term body with numerous scarifications. Its face, as well as its sweetness, expresses majesty and serenity. Dark patina showing the footprint of time. The rear left leg of the seat is missing. The collection of a particular Abyssian comes.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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