Maternity
Attye · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MTR-38
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The mother is seated on the traditional dya, throne or stool of the Akan peoples. He is not nursing his children as is usually the case…
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Full original description
The mother is seated on the traditional dya, throne or stool of the Akan peoples. He is not nursing his children as is usually the case in the African statuary. The children are grasped, each to one breast of the mother, as to enhance her femininity and maternal qualities while she holds the children with her arms. A hairstyle with three well-defined areas from which two triangular braids fall, falling one on one side of the face. The neck with the folds that mark the feminine beauty and its torso shows generous nourishing breasts. A multi-turn necklace, made of ceramic beads, surrounds his neck and his waist. Interestingly, you wore pants up to half a leg to cover your nudity. Two ritual scarifications run through his face. Brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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