Funerary Effigy
1972.07.0023
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Funerary Effigy (1972.07.0023) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Colonial, 20th century |
| Culture | Asante, Ashanti, Akan |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 19.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 17.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 14.5 cm |
| Weight | 1383 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta |
| Manufacturing Processes | Handbuilding, Firing, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | Grayish Brown (7.5 Y R 4/2) -ns Strong Brown ( 2.5 Y R 4/6) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published 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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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977. Vogel, Susan. For Spirits and Kings. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1981. pp. 78-81. Photo: Spurlock Museum, Fall 2006, p. 8. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Norman and Carole Thomas |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |