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Figure, D88.235

Physical Description

Hard wood, black stained. Female figure, from the bust upwards. Hair plaited in four rows, gathered in knot at back/base of neck. Flat base.

Research Notes

West Africa (Ghana)

Hard wood. Likely stained dark brown with shoe? Polish.

Likely as curio, Tourist Art. Carvings similar to this found throughout much of Africa, sub-Sahara desert. Most often offered as Tourist Art.

Female wooden figures. One of pair, ie. male/female. Dark stained Africa/Ghana Donated by Dr Holdsworth, 35 Greenacres St, Macandrew Bay Collected from Ghana,coastal fringe near Accra where lived 1950s Hard wood, black stained. Female figure, from the bust upwards. Hair plaited in four rows, gathered in knot at back/base of neck. Flat base. Donated by Dr Holdsworth, 35 Greenacres St., Macandrew Bay. Collected at Accra, see card D88.223.

1950s?

Female Height.: = approx. 144mm. —Joel A Vanderburg

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Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 150 x 98 x 58mm

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