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English: Funerary figurine mma . Akan peoples, Anyi group. Ivory Coast, Krinjabo Region. Terracotta. Acquisition, 1969. Toulouse Museum MHNT ETH.AC.1712
Français : Figurine funéraire mma. Akan - Anyi. Côte d’Ivoire, Région de Krinjabo. Terre cuite. Dimensions : 38 x 12,5 x 15 cm. Muséum de Toulouse, MHNT. Acquisition, 1969. ETH.AC.1712. « Modelée par des potières spécialisées, ces figurines représentent les défunts de haut rang, notables, familles royales, traitées selon un idéal stylistique. Chacune d'entre elles est le réceptacle de l'âme d'un ancêtre. Elles étaient placées dans un sanctuaire, mmaso, à l'écart du village et de son cimetière où elles faisaient l'objet d'offrandes cultuelles, prémices de l'igname, encouragement de la fertilité ...» : Notice du cartel de cet objet dans l'exposition permanente des collections du Muséum de Toulouse, France.
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