Queen Mother Akan, Ivory Coast

By Gallery CURIOSITAS
980 €
20th century
Tribal Art
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    Statue representing a queen mother. She is depicted as a woman seated on a throne. The posture is hieratic with his hands placed on his knees, his back straight, his posture proud and his neck ringed. She wears an elaborate, openwork traditional hairstyle that symbolizes her high importance.
    The eyebrows meet at the level of a triangular nose and the mouth is half open and reveals a very beautiful row of teeth.
    She wears a necklace with three rows of fine red pearls.
    Blackened wood (splits), glass beads.
    Height: 50 cm
    Akan (possibly Ashanti) people, Ivory Coast
    Around 1960
    Provenance: Ex private collection from Seattle, Washington state, U.S.A.

    Ref: QSM2LXYY4Q

    Condition Good
    Ethnic group Akan
    Style Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
    Period 20th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 20th century)
    Country of origin Ghana
    Height (cm) 50 cm
    Shipping Time Ready to ship in 4-7 Business Days
    Location 69620, Ternand, France
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