Queen Mother
Attye · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MTR-37
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- Height
- 46 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Delicate Agni figure that recalls the aesthetics of the Baulé, his relatives of the Akan group.High-ranking personage as denoted by the dya or throne, with the…
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Full original description
Delicate Agni figure that recalls the aesthetics of the Baulé, his relatives of the Akan group.High-ranking personage as denoted by the dya or throne, with the sculpted back, on which he sits and the bracelets and ritual scarifications that he presents. It could be an effigy of Princess Akwa Boni, successor to the famous Baule Queen Abla Pokou. His heart-shaped face is an expression of sweetness and prayer, a request to the ancestors for protection for the son who is hugging his back and for his people.
Numerous spike-shaped scarifications run through his back and three rows of scarifications, in the form of a necklace, ornate his neck, which are reduced to two at the time of reaching the neck. Scapular waist of scarifications and even more in arms and legs.
A hairstyle with several rear bows and side braids enhances the beauty of the face. The child, gripped with arms and legs on the back of the mother, as in almost all of the African statuery, is carved in broad features, to highlight the figure of the mother.
Remains of costrosa patina that appear to be remnants of sacrificial offerings.
Further technical information
- 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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