A Fanti bronze of a fertility figure, Ghana of unknown age, forged in lost wax manner, according of the "expensive" material probably a Royal Altar sculpture, displaying outstretched arms, hanging ,tapering breasts, exaggerated female anatomy and an upswept, high abstract hairstyle or headcovering with triangular holes at the side.; bronze figures of the Fanti people exist, but they are extremly rare, a crack at the back of the sculpture (s. detail-photo)

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Height: 44 cm
Weight: 1,4 kg