Tête Agni
Traditional Name: mma Function: death, ancestor Function Detail: commemorative Style: Guinea Coast Substyle: Eastern Guinea Coast . Among the Sanwi subgroup of the Anyi near Krinjabo, and other groups in southern Ivory Coast and Ghana, fired clay figures and headsserved to commemorate deceased men and women. The figures were considered to be portraits of the…
Informations complémentaires :
- Pays & Régions : Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
- Type d'objet : Statuaire
- Thème : Terre cuite
- Aire Culturelle :
- Lieu :
- Provenance : The Stanley Collection of African Art at The University of Iowa Museum of Art (Stanley:580);Photo credit: photo by Ecco Hart Anc. Coll. Carlo Monzino, Italie
- Bibliographie, Expositions : Art Tribal N° 06 Automne 2004 p.85 Catalogue of the de Havenon collection at the Museum of African Art in Washington (de Havenon 1971:#122).
- Caractéristiques : Terre cuite; H: 19cm
Agni, Akan, Atelier Sanwi group, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Statuaire, Terre cuite, Tête, Twi