Lot n° 182
Estimation :
350 - 400
EUR
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Result
: 350EUR
Aka Ashanti Monolith - Lot 182
Aka Ashanti Monolith
Made of water-worn basalt stone, this monolith is carved with a face above what appears to be a prominent belly marked by a navel. It represents an ancestor or the emblem of a secret society.
Cross river, Nigeria
H : 33,5 cm without the base.
Base.
It was with the 1968 study by Philip Allison, African Stone Sculpture, that the uniqueness on the African continent and the local importance of the monoliths of the Cross River Valley were apprehended. Naturally polished by the water of the river, they were chosen according to their size and shape, to be carved with a face. According to the testimonies collected at the time from the elders, they represented lineage ancestors or the emblem of secret societies. Although the stones vary from one to another, they are all masculine, adorned with a beard and an umbilicus, the seat of lineage in all African culture.
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