Sujet
Figure , 1800s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Figure , 1800s. A master female potter among the Asante created this clay sculpture to commemorate the departed. While not a naturalistic portrait, this figure depicts features associated with the dead person such as coiffure or facial marks. The rolls of flesh on the neck are a widespread artistic convention for beauty, prosperity, and well-being. After placing the memorial in a sacred forest clearing, family members invoked the spirit of the departed and asked it to accept the sculpture and facilitate communications with ancestors.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F80_484
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
56,4Mo (2,9Mo) / 32,2cm x 43,9cm / 3800 x 5186 (300dpi)