Lot 240
Fante Comb, Ghana
11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$5,075 inc. premium
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Fante Comb, Ghana
height 11 1/4in (28.5cm)
Provenance
Gustave and Franyo Schindler, New York
American Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1992
The triangular head with rounded edges and an openwork coiffure raised above; the facial plane with faint scarification on each cheek, downcast eyebrows above minute, coffee-bean eyes and a long nose, resting on a columnar neck with multiple rings; the "torso" in squared form with inverted, arching shoulders, pointed breasts and decorated with an incised triangular pattern; fine dark-brown patina with encrustations and ritual patination; collector's label on reverse "188.66/132I."
Provenance
Gustave and Franyo Schindler, New York
American Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1992
The triangular head with rounded edges and an openwork coiffure raised above; the facial plane with faint scarification on each cheek, downcast eyebrows above minute, coffee-bean eyes and a long nose, resting on a columnar neck with multiple rings; the "torso" in squared form with inverted, arching shoulders, pointed breasts and decorated with an incised triangular pattern; fine dark-brown patina with encrustations and ritual patination; collector's label on reverse "188.66/132I."
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