*An ancient and beautiful akwaba doll with a pretty pout, a scarified face and an engraved head at the back, her breasts are sculpted in volume and her sex is engraved. Ashanti, Ghana Wood, beads, visible lack at the base (old breakage), beautiful patina of use. H. 31.5 cm Provenance : Nadine Vinot-Postry Collection, Cuernavaca. *This lot is sold in temporary importation.
Live Thursday 1 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 93

*An ancient and beautiful akwaba doll with a pretty pout, a scarified face and an engraved head at the back, her breasts are sculpted in volume and her sex is engraved. Ashanti, Ghana Wood, beads, visible lack at the base (old breakage), beautiful patina of use. H. 31.5 cm Provenance : Nadine Vinot-Postry Collection, Cuernavaca. *This lot is sold in temporary importation.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€3,840
Buyer's premium
28%
*An ancient and beautiful akwaba doll with a pretty pout, a scarified face and an engraved head at the back, her breasts are sculpted in volume and her sex is engraved. Ashanti, Ghana Wood, beads, visible lack at the base (old breakage), beautiful patina of use. H. 31.5 cm Provenance : Nadine Vinot-Postry Collection, Cuernavaca. *This lot is sold in temporary importation.
Sale
ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA AND ASIA
Thursday 1 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris