Figure
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist or workshop, Asante style
Medium
Wood
Geography
Ghana
Date
before 1983
Dimensions
H. 48 cm, W. 14.5 cm, D. 11 cm
Object number
2009.126.259
Credit Line
Donated by Esther Amrad Dagan in memory of her daughter Halit, and in homage to unknown African artists
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Seated female figure with elaborate, multi-lobed hairdo, neckrings, and bent arms resting around the navel. Scarification marks on the back recall Adrinka textile patterns. She is sitting on a stool shaped like a traditional Asante seat. This is a probable commercial item produced for trade.
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