This animal figure is made by the Ashanti tribe from Ghana, Africa. It is in a excellent condition. Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL / Tribal Art Treasures
These kind of Lobi figures were created to protect the people. The figure is not carved after a person, but after a spirit. They were usually placed on family altars. It protects the whole family from…
Asante stools are a well-known piece of art in the Akan culture and are made by the Asante/Ashanti people from Ghana. Every stool is connected to the owner’s soul and is only allowed to be used…
This brass figure originates from West-Africa and is made of brass. It represents a harpist and is in a good condition. Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL / Tribal Art Treasures
Dogon ladders were used by the Dogon people to enter their rooftops. Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL / Tribal Art Treasures
Asante/Ashanti peoples gave expression to their beliefs about death and the afterlife through the medium of terracotta and clay. From the second half of the sixteenth century, two traditions of terrac…