Statuette

69-1-1

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 69-1-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Anyi
Provenience Ghana
Section African
Materials Wood | Glass
Iconography Female
Description

Female figure. Three necklaces, two armlets, one bracelet, hip band, right knee band, and two anklets, all of small beads strung on fibre or hair. Arms at sides, legs apart, feet flat; protuberant breasts and navel; long carved spiral neck; large eyes on flat face with thin nose; protuberant ears, rosette hair style with carved forehead band. Face cracked on left side, split between breasts and between buttocks. Nailed on stand.

Height 32.2 cm
Width 7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Ernst Anspach, 1969
Other Number 0833 - Dealer's Number

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