Funerary Effigy
1972.07.0004
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Funerary Effigy (1972.07.0004) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Colonial |
| Date | 20th century |
| Culture | Asante, Ashanti, Akan |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 16.2 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 14.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 12.0 cm |
| Weight | 821 g |
| Measuring Remarks | N/A |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta |
| Manufacturing Processes | Handbuilding, Firing, Incising |
Research Remarks
| Description | HONORING THE DECEASED: Portraits of the deceased are sculpted in ceramic by Akan women. The portraits may be just the head, a face sculpted onto a pottery lid or vessel, or a whole body, sometimes seated. The portraits of the deceased are placed in a sacred grove near the village but separate from the actual graves, where they are cared for by descendents. (7,8,9) Funerary heads made in a disc style. Terracotta. Ashanti. 72.7.4, 22-23. |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| Bibliography | Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Norman and Carole Thomas |
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| Reproduction | no |
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