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Head Memorial
 | |  |  |  | Published since: June 10, 2006 Last update: June 21, 2011 |
ceramic head from the Memorial area Twifo northwest of Ghana. This style of head is found among the Akan from the mid 17th century, at a time when several states coexisted military longstanding trade relations with the empire of Mande. Akan heads in the round were the exclusive domain of members of the royal clans. These portraits of dignitaries were placed in the tomb of the deceased king in place of the victims was sacrificed once ..
Tweet Jose María Rubio Anaya wrote on the Monday April 23, 2012 Price
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Galerie Noir d'Ivoire Art dealer ArtQuid
Paris - France
www.artquid.com/primitive-art www.primitive-art.com Description
| Header | XIXth c. Art and older |
| Category | Primitive Arts, Ethnic works of art |
| Type | Masks |
| Origin | Arts of Africa |
| Period | XVIIIth c |
| Country | Ghana |
| Height | 17 cm 6.7 in |
