Ancestor
Agni · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: EFM-89
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- Height
- 60 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
A figure of an ancestor with her hands on her thighs in an attitude of seriousness and meditation, her hairstyle, rare in African art, wears two…
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Full original description
A figure of an ancestor with her hands on her thighs in an attitude of seriousness and meditation, her hairstyle, rare in African art, wears two thick and elongated lateral bows that resemble the corn cobs. Hard and heavy wood.
Further technical information
- Width
- 16 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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