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Superb African Ghana Fanti Maternity Figure
Measurement:
Height: 29 Width: 7.5 Depth: 6.5 Inches
Measurement:
Height: 74 Width: 19 Depth: 16.5 Centimeters
Measurement Statue Only
Material:
Wood, Paint
Estimated Age:
Early 20th Century
Condition:
Very Good
Remarks:
Stylized figure polychrome finish aged surface
Shipping:
US East Coast - Estimated $45.00
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Custom Detachable Base Included With This Piece
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CONDITIONMinor chips and scrapes, faded area, overall condition very good. Thank you and please view my other items.
BACKGROUND
The Fanti are part of the Akan group of ethnicities of Ghana, who all have matrilinear lineages. The majority of their sculpture reflects their concern with fertility and children, and they are known best for their fertility dolls and maternity figures. Many Akan peoples make no great distinctions between Akuaba fertility images and figures of different configuration, size or material. Most figures are called Akuaba; there are also many small figures without "classic" Akuaba form but which are nevertheless used in identical or analogous situations. Their shrine sculptures are almost always female. All shrines are concerned either directly or indirectly with human fertility. Among the smaller sculptures is a chalk-whitened one which recalls the common practice of affecting powder-white skins for special days of worship and festivals to show reverence and devotion. Many cult images are similarly painted white. Standing female sculptures are sometimes carved with a child, but more commonly without. The standing female icon common in West African sculpture has various interpretations.
A custom base is included with this piece. It is important to properly exhibit a beautiful piece of art. The splendor of the piece cannot be fully revealed without a correct display. Custom bases can cost a minimum of thirty and up to several hundred dollars depending on its complexity and size. It is very difficult to locate a good stand maker regardless of price, but fortunately this piece will be appropriately displayed and ready for you and your guests’ enjoyment.
Painter Fred Uhlman words - Most of the artists I admired, Picasso, Modigliani, Deraini, to mention only a few, had collected African art and had been profoundly influenced by it. Shortly afterwards I bought the Baule Fetish and the Baule bobbin which are still two of the finest pieces in my collection. It is easy to see why I bought them and why from that moment I have never stopped collecting. The head of the bobbin or heddle - pulley which is after all only a functional object for the purpose of weaving seemed to me then and today as beautiful as a Greek goddess. The fetish moved me as deeply as the bobbin by its silent tragic dignity and its air of profound meditation.
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