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Akan Terracotta Head Funerary Portrait
Hand-formed and Burnished Terracotta
This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an …
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Akan Terracotta Head Funerary Portrait
Hand-formed and Burnished Terracotta
This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from present-day Ghana.
An idealized representation whose serene expression, well-balanced features, and striated neck suggest the positive qualities such rulers are expected to embody.
Memorial portraits such as this served as a focus of prayers, libations, and other offerings that ensured the continuing support and protection of the ancestors.
Likely from 1800s
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- Dimensions
- 4.5ʺW × 4.5ʺD × 10ʺH
- Styles
- African
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Ghana
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Terra Cotta
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Age related wear as pictured Age related wear as pictured less
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