Fante akua'ba figure |
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Fante figure, Ghana wood, beads 13-3/4" x 2" ex Fily Keita ex Jan Kusters collection, Netherlands A very nice old figure with good signs of age and wear. I especially like the great elongated head on this figure with the nicely framed face at the bottom. Fante Akua'ba figures are used in the same manner as those produced by the Asante people. They are generally carved with rectangular heads, unlike the circular heads of the Asante ones, and without arms. |