Lot Essay
Collected by Mr. and Mrs. deApulli in Ghana in 1976.
Details
FANTE FEMALE DRUM
A rare example of barrel shaped drum with tapering sides mounted on a separately carved stand in the form of a stag. Two female breasts protruding from trunk with mirror below, various objects portrayed in low relief, possibly referring to local proverbs.
49½ in. high (125.5cm.)
A rare example of barrel shaped drum with tapering sides mounted on a separately carved stand in the form of a stag. Two female breasts protruding from trunk with mirror below, various objects portrayed in low relief, possibly referring to local proverbs.
49½ in. high (125.5cm.)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. deApulli, Madrid
Literature
Preston, 1991, p. 30, pl. 6
Art Journal, 1988, vol. 47, no. 2
Art Journal, 1988, vol. 47, no. 2