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Lunar head with face facing the sky.
See original version (French)
189
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Lunar head with face facing the sky.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Lunar head
with face facing the sky.
Terra cotta with brown and beige slip, marks of time.
Akan, Ghana.
20 × 14.5 cm
This type of head is typical of Akan terracotta production, where certain representations are linked to memory and the presence of ancestors. The face is circular and oriented towards the sky, reinforcing a symbolic dimension associated with the transmission and continuity of the group. These objects could be used in ritual or funerary contexts, linked to the memory of founding figures and the perpetuation of the lineage.
See original version (French)
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