Sujet
Head, late 1600s-early 1700s . Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Head, late 1600s-early 1700s . Before they died, Akan royal family members commissioned terracotta portraits, including heads like this one, from female artists. After royal burials, these idealized substitutes were placed in sacred groves outside the village where they were the focus of periodic libations, offerings, and prayers. The knobs on the head imitate a once popular male hairstyle having a tufted pattern.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F85_283
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
64,0Mo (3,9Mo) / 34,7cm x 46,2cm / 4096 x 5461 (300dpi)