15019. Akan Wood Carved Mother with Child

Ghana, mid 20th Century AD

Wood, kaolin, black pigment, beads, string. Carved wood figural grouping of the Queen Mother, seated on a separately carved throne stool, nursing child. Carved of light colored wood with remains of kaolin and black paint. Reportedly contained in shrines, and serve as protective figures.

Size 18-1/4 inch H

Provenance: Ex Collection of Lynn Rosen New York

$895

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