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A beautifully styled 19th/early 20th century Asante (Akan) terracotta memorial head with a display stand. Swirl coiffure with a depiction of cowrie shells on the forehead, arched eyebrows and coffee bean-shaped eyes. There is a large stylistic diversity that is reflected within these grave markers, that range from seven to ten centimetres wide to lifesize and from hollow and sculpturally rounded to solid, flat, and circular casts.

Provenance: Galerie Majestic, Paris 

1850-1900 - Terracotta - Fair condition -  heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing

Ashanti terracota head - Figure - Ghana

African & Tribal Art

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Tribal art and objects

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Country of origin

DR Congo

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Extras

Dust jacket

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