Asante - Ghana

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Bronze sculpture from Ghana dating to the end of the 19th century, depicting a fetisjeur with a fetish on the head, surrounded by two warriors and an elder, provenance from a gallery/antique dealer, standing 6 cm high and 4 cm wide by 4 cm deep, in good condition.

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Bronze scene depicting a fetish priest who wears a fetish on the head; he is surrounded by two warriors with rifles and preceded by an elder with shield, spear and horn.
Such groups play a role in the ritual veneration of the ancestors and the authority on earth.
The piece is exhibited and published in the catalog of:
Les poids des Akan. Le Mans. 2014
L'or des Akans. Musée d'Aquitaine. Bordeaux. 2016.
(see the photos from the catalogs)

shipped with track and trace

Bronze scene depicting a fetish priest who wears a fetish on the head; he is surrounded by two warriors with rifles and preceded by an elder with shield, spear and horn.
Such groups play a role in the ritual veneration of the ancestors and the authority on earth.
The piece is exhibited and published in the catalog of:
Les poids des Akan. Le Mans. 2014
L'or des Akans. Musée d'Aquitaine. Bordeaux. 2016.
(see the photos from the catalogs)

shipped with track and trace

Details

No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Asante
Country of Origin
Ghana
Period
Late 19th century
Material
Bronze
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Height
6 cm
Width
4 cm
Depth
4 cm
Provenance
Gallery / Antique dealer
BelgiumVerified
711
Objects sold
100%
Private

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