Maternity On Horseback

Ashanti · Ghana

Reference: MTR-34

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Height
32 cm
Material
Wood and pigments

Maternity by breast-feeding one of her children who grabs her left breast. Two other sons, could also be two servants, are kneeling, with their hands tied…

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Maternity by breast-feeding one of her children who grabs her left breast. Two other sons, could also be two servants, are kneeling, with their hands tied together, on the pedestal part, while another remains lying, in front, holding the mouth of the horse. Horse riding that does not represent a horse but a species of hybrid animal, nonexistent. The difference in the size of the mother with respect to the riding and the other characters is to be noted, as in any African maternity it is to emphasize the importance of the mother. Given the style of the figure and his hairstyle could be about representing an akan queen. Dark patina with, apparently, a laterite application.

Further technical information
Width
14 cm
Attributed period
Years 70 or older

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Ghana. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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