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Ashanti Priest Sculpture Ex Scanzi Collection
Ashanti Priest Sculpture Ex Scanzi Collection
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This is an interesting and unusual old wooden sculpture of an Akan or Ashanti priest, shown with articulated arms, one can be moved easily, the other holds the remains of an akan style stool in his hand, and is wearing traditional priestly garb and accoutrements. The sculpture measures 26 inches tall. Ashanti or Akan speaking group, Ghana, West Africa. Provenance: Franco Giovanni Scanzi collection, Italy / Ivory Coast
Condition
Fair, very old and weathered
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Ashanti Priest Sculpture Ex Scanzi Collection

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