File:Guinea Coast, Ghana, Akan, late 17th-early 18th century - Head - 1990.22 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Title |
Head |
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Object type |
sculpture object_type QS:P31,Q860861 |
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Description |
Before they died, Akan royal family members commissioned terracotta portraits, including heads like this one, from female artists. After royal burials, these idealized substitutes were placed in sacred groves outside the village where they were the focus of periodic libations, offerings, and prayers. The knobs on the head imitate a once popular male hairstyle having a tufted pattern. |
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Date | late 1600s-early 1700s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Terracotta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 19.1 x 13.6 x 15.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
African Art |
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Accession number |
1990.22 |
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Place of creation | Guinea Coast, Ghana, Akan, late 17th-early 18th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.22 |
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